Event #98

Andrew O'Hagan: On Friendship

Sun 11 Oct 2026

Andrew O'Hagan + Matthew Condon

Powerhouse Theatre

Regular Program

#Performances

Sun 11 Oct 2026 - 11:15am

Powerhouse Theatre

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#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

Andrew O’Hagan: On Friendship

In conversation with Matthew Condon
11:15am–12:15pm, Sunday 11 October, Powerhouse Theatre

If there’s any subject the great Andrew O’Hagan can’t elucidate with his indelible wit and elegant prose, we’ve yet to find it. In his pithy and poignant new book, the Booker-shortlisted novelist and Editor-at-Large of the London Review of Books reflects on how our friendships – human or animal, fleeting or lasting – animate and enrich our lives. Through memory, music, poetry and history, On Friendship celebrates the connections that make us who we are.

Supported by the Taylor family

#Artists

Andrew O'Hagan

Andrew O’Hagan has three times been nominated for the Booker Prize and is a winner of the E.M. Forster Prize. His novel Mayflies was adapted by the BBC and his latest, Caledonian Road, a state-of-the-nation epic, was a Sunday Times bestseller. He is Editor at Large of the London Review of Books.

Matthew Condon

Matthew Condon is an award-winning journalist and the author of more than 18 works of fiction and non-fiction, including the bestselling true crime trilogy – Three Crooked Kings, Jacks and Jokers and All Fall Down. His other books include The Trout Opera and The Motorcycle Café. His podcasts include Ghost Gate Road and The Gangster’s Ghost. In 2019 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community. He is a columnist for The Australian.