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5 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 8 JULY 2018 among other things. The latter is still in its infancy. There ex- ist a small number of perform- ers, including myself, who are focused on taking their work to new markets overseas, by tapping into available funds and opportunities. It will be interesting to see how or if things change when Valletta 2018 is over. I'd like to see a change in at- titude towards actors. I'm talk- ing less about theatre here and more about the broadcasting side of the industry. Malta now has a full-time, albeit small, professional perform- ing arts industry. To progress further, we need somebody to watch over performers' inter- ests. Many performers are tak- en for a ride, especially when it comes to payment (please note, I'm not referring to any specific production or com- pany here). I understand that budgets can be lower in Malta than most other countries, but wages and conditions are still abysmal and do not propor- tionately reflect these lower rates. I think this is happening because there is still too much of a blurred line between those that do this professionally and those that are weekend hob- byists. There's nothing wrong with either, but like a musi- cian, dancer or singer, the per- son who has dedicated their life to training and perfecting their craft deserves to be paid fairly for their work. What's next for you? I'm obviously focusing on Shakespeare right now. After that, I'm off to London for a run of How to Be a Londoner in an Hour. Then it's North America with Bad Dad, and back in time for Christmas and The Comedy Knights! THIS WEEK ART complexity "Budgets can be lower in Malta than most other countries, but wages and conditions are still abysmal and do not proportionately ref lect these lower rates" Jonathan Dunn, Christopher Dingli and Stephen Oliver in MADC's production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by Philip Leone-Ganado PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACOB SAMMUT An MADC production, As You Like It is directed by Philip Leone-Ganado, and will be staged at San Anton Gardens, Attard from July 13-22 at 20:30; there will be no show on July 15. The rest of the cast includes: Roberta Cefai, Gianni Selvaggi, Steffi Thake, Stephen Oliver, Jonathan Dunn, Chiara Hyzler, Michael Mangion, Rambert Attard, Maxine Brimmer, Joe Depasquale, Becky D'Ugo and Daniel Formosa. Bookings: www.madc.com.mt, bookings@madc.com.mt or 7777 6232