I feel it my duty and pleasure to publicly thank the National Lotteries Good Causes Fund within the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Valletta for making possible the successful performances at the Manoel Theatre of my latest play Awstralja by making available the sponsorship funds without which the production would not have taken place.

In addition, I would also like to thank Bronk Productions, especially its director Benny Casha, for agreeing to take a very demanding play.

Luckily for me, Bronk entrusted its direction to the capable hands of John Suda whose insightful interpretation and his actors brought out the multi-structured facets of my writing.

Joseph Vella Bondin

Santa Venera