The Chrissy Sharp Poetry Gala
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- 25 May 2022
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Stars of Stage and Screen
“Let us go then, you and I,/When the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etherized upon a table.” (T.S. Eliot)
In 2021 some of Australia’s most beloved stars of stage and screen joined us at Sydney Writers’ Festival to share the words of the poets; to serenade us and delight us with sonnets and couplets and verse. The event was the brainchild of our previous CEO, the late Chrissy Sharp, whose love of great poetry and career of wrangling actors combined to create an extraordinary evening. And the tradition continues. Join us for one of the most unmissable celebrations of words on the calendar. Featuring Heather Mitchell, Johnny Leary, Paul Capsis, Ella Scott Lynch, Catherine Văn-Davies, Max Cullen, Sacha Horler and Brendan Cowell.
Heather Mitchell (Australian)
Brendan Cowell (Australian)
Brendan is an award-winning writer, actor and director for television, theatre and film. He wrote the smash hit Ruben Guthrie for Belvoir St Theatre in 2009, and wrote two episodes of the multi award-winning series The Slap. He has won the Patrick White Playwright's Award, the Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award and the Griffin Award. He was a writer on the acclaimed TV series Love My Way, in which he also starred. Brendan's debut novel How It Feels was published in 2010, and his most recent book Plum was longlisted for the 2022 Indie Book Awards.
Catherine Văn-Davies (Australian)
