Theatre is his passion and he has written 12 plays, five in English and seven in Maltese, most of them have been performed. He won first prize in the Francis Ebejer Drama contest of 2001 with the play Hajja mill-Gdid and just had his most recently written play Cella Numru 5 performed at the Manoel Theatre. Preparations are on the way for the production of another play entitled Triq Burnaby which also won third prize in the Francis Ebejer Drama contest of 1997. Two of his plays Il-Borg Pisani and Cella Numru 5 have just been published in one book and can be found on the shelves of most major bookshops.

n How old are you? Star sign and date of birth?

I’m 57 years young, a Pisces and born on 27 February 1947.

n Significant others? Children?

My wife Marbeck. Two children Rachel and Abraham and a cat named Bebe.

n What would you like to be doing in 10 years’ time?

Hopefully, playing ‘God’ on a full-time basis – creating new characters for new plays and books, maybe.

n What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Playing with our cat.

n What is your favourite

occupation?

I take pride in my job and try hard to the best of my abilities to accomplish my tasks professionally. In my spare time writing a play gives me a lot of satisfaction.

n What is your greatest fear?

Losing my imagination. At my age, I need a lot of imagination.

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What is it that you most value in your friends?

Sincerity. A virtue, which is disappearing fast.

n How would you like to die?

Peacefully in bed surrounded by my family and our cat, eating chocolate.

n What is your greatest extravagance?

Eating deadly chocolate.

n What is your greatest regret?

Not risking enough.

n What is your most treasured possession?

My family and that includes our cat.

n Which talent would you most like to have apart from the ones you already have?

Painting on canvas.

n What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Old, alone and with no family caring for you.

n Where would you like to live?

In a nice apartment close to the West End in London.

n What is your most marked characteristic?

An unassuming personality that changes dramatically if the circumstances so require.

n Who are your heroes/heroines in real life?

Women like my mother. A mother, who raised a family of 13 children, worked hard all her life and never stops giving.

n What do you most dislike?

Arrogance and dishonesty.

n What is your motto?

“The more I learn about people, the more I love my cat.”