There is a claim that German prisoners-of-war in Malta offered to rebuild the theatre in 1946 with the Government declining due to Union pressure; the more likely reason was that hardly anyone of these prisoners of war could be expected to be qualified masons.
There is a suggestion that German prisoners-of-war in Malta proposed to rebuild the theatre in 1946; however, the Government declined due to Union pressure. It is likely that few of these prisoners were qualified masons.