William McInnes: Yeah, Nah!

Sat 1 Jun 2024

William McInnes + Christine Jackman

The Edge Auditorium, slq

Regular Program

1091

#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

Beloved personality William McInnes has penned a nostalgic ode to the peculiar beauty of Australian language, revisiting scenes from his childhood from the vantage of a turbulent present. Roaringly funny and tinted with sadness, this collection will have you thinking about what you say – and what you’re really saying.

#Artists

William McInnes

William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular writers and actors. His books include the bestselling memoirs A Man's Got to Have a Hobby and That'd Be Right. In 2012 his book Worse Things Happen at Sea, co-written with his wife, Sarah Watt, was named the best non-fiction title in the ABIA and Indie Awards. William is also an award-winning actor and best known for his leading roles in Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Total Control and The Newsreader.

Christine Jackman

Christine Jackman began her career as a journalist with the Courier-Mail in Brisbane, Australia, in 1993. She has worked in New York as a foreign correspondent for NewsCorp, in the Canberra press gallery and as the Australian's social issues writer. After several years as a staff writer for the Weekend Australian Magazine, Christine embraced freelance journalism, with features published in Good Weekend, Vogue and the Australian Women's Weekly. She is also a communications consultant.