Alan Turing’s story takes to the stage

The Malta Amateur Dramatic Club will be taking on the infamous tale of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing in its latest production, Breaking the Code.

The Malta Amateur Dramatic Club (MADC) has announced the show dates for their exciting new production, Breaking the Code.

Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges, Breaking the Code is a poignant and powerful drama written by the late English playwright and screenwriter Hugh Whitemore.

His best-known work, this exceptional biographical drama tells the story of the mathematician and eccentric genius Alan Turing, a man who broke more than one significant code in his lifetime.

Most famous for cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, which gave the allied forces unprecedented access to intelligence on German military manoeuvres, Turing broke a significant moral code of the time, too.

Living in England in the 1940s, when homosexuality was a criminal offence, Turing found himself put on trial for his refusal to adhere to the code of sexual discretion. Having confessed his sexuality to police, who were investigating a burglary at his home, Turing was charged with gross indecency for being in a relationship...