Cirrus@Austlit

Currency Press one of the oldest surviving independent Australian publishers, is a unique institution: a publishing house that subsists principally on the work of Australia's playwrights, performers and composers in a market almost entirely local. That the company exists at all is a tribute to Australian nationalism. That it is almost alone in surviving even thirty years is evidence of the obstacles that beset the industry and the stubbornness required to overcome them. Currency's survival can be put down to three things: good timing, finding a niche, and building a team that believes in cultural worth.' (Introduction 66-67)