He left his native country for Canada in 1978, following a dispute with local censors and theatre authorities who, in 1977, had cancelled his play, Sulari Fuq Strada Stretta, on the grounds that it was too offensive[citation needed]; the play was eventually presented at the Manoel Theatre in January 2008.
In 2013, Azzopardi returned to his native country, Malta and established the theatrical company Stagun Teatru Malti.
The company has produced a wide array of original work in Maltese, including In-Nisa Maltin Jafu Kif, Jiena Nhobb, Inti Thobb, Il-Kappillan Ta Malta (based on the book by Nicholas Monsarrat) and Sibna z-Zejt, among others.
He also has produced and directed a number of films, such as Dangerous Arrangement, A Red Dress and Saul: A Journey To Damascus.
[3] The V18 foundation issued a press release in which Mr Azzopardi was quoted as having apologized for the possible offence he could have caused by his personal views, expressed on 28 November, more than a year prior to his appointment as Artistic Director, after journalists from the Times of Malta publicised those views while interviewing Owen Bonnici, the Minister of Culture, the previous day.