#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Matt Okine’s Being Black ‘n Chicken, & Chips explores loss, grief, growing up, and fitting in, written in his own hilariously inimitable style. Now re-released in a new YA edition, this is sure to be a sell-out event!
#Artists
Rhianna Patrick
Rhianna Patrick is a freelance Torres Strait Islander journalist, broadcaster and audio content creator with 25 years' media experience. She's worked across news, tv documentaries, national radio programming and podcasts. She's written for Kill Your Darlings, NME Australia, The Australian Music Vault, Rotten Tomatoes and IndigenousX. Rhianna also curates one of Spotify Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander playlists, 'Original Storytellers'.
Matt Okine
Multi-talented actor, writer & presenter Matt Okine is one of Australia’s favourite award winning comedians, having spent over 15 years appearing on screens and stages around Australia and the world. Matt spent 3 years co-hosting Triple J radio’s hugely successful Breakfast Show before hanging up his headphones to produce The Other Guy for STAN. Adding to his many screen credits and stand-up successes, Matt published his debut novel Being Black N Chicken & Chips in 2019 with Hachette Australia and the YA edition published in April this year. He is currently working on a film adaptation with Wooden Horse Productions and the Oscar-nominated production team at Aquarius Films.
