Experience the latest and Malta’s first large scale immersive theatre experience called 1881. Wear the mask, play the game. Step into a different world, meet its people, see its end! 1881 sees you step back in time but with a current theatre format which is becoming ever popular across Europe.

Inspired by international large-scale immersive theatre, where you are not just a spectator, but wander through the set, interact with the cast, and make decisions that will alter the narrative of the performance. 1881—commissioned by Teatru Malta and brought to life by the visionary minds of game designer and conceiver Prof. Gordon Calleja, game dramaturg and co-writer Rob Morgan, and co-writer and theatre director Sean Buhagiar—transports you to a universe where every decision could be your last. It’s more than a show; it’s an entryway to a forgotten dimension where time and space warp around your every move, pulling you into a world of ritualistic
encounters and sensuous experimentation.

The year may be 1881. But not the 1881 you know. Time here is fluid, perhaps irrelevant. In this alternate Malta, nestled in the dark corners of a crumbling Maltese townhouse, the world teeters on the brink of collapse. The end is nigh, the apocalypse looms and yet, here you are. Is this the end of the world, or merely a shift in dimensions? What will you do? How will you face your fate as reality fractures? The air is thick with unspoken desires, forgotten dreams, and the haunting shadows of what could have been.

As the world crumbles around you, you will be forced to confront the ultimate question: what would you do if you knew your time was running out? Will you indulge in unrestrained freedom, surrendering to your darkest cravings, savouring life’s fleeting pleasures as the clock ticks down? Will you risk unearthing the deepest, most
forbidden desires? Or will you cling to hope, seeking to save humanity through the pursuit of science and reason? Perhaps you’ll find comfort in faith, believing the end is simply a transition to something greater.