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Author David Sedaris bent comically over a typewriter.
6 – 7 Feb

An Evening with David Sedaris

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

Following the success of his brand new bestselling book Happy-Go-Lucky, critically acclaimed author and humourist David Sedaris visits Melbourne for an evening filled with storytelling, observations, unpublished tales, audience Q&As and book signings.

Happy-Go-Lucky, which sees Sedaris at his darkly, personal best, is a The New York Times bestseller.

A regular contributor to The New Yorker, over the course of his career Sedaris has penned many collections of personal essays including Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls and Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002), A Carnival of Snackery and The Best of Me.

A savant of razor-sharp and sardonic wit, don’t miss your opportunity to spend an evening with one of the world’s pre-eminent humour writers.

Dates and times

Date Times
Mon 6 Feb
  • 7.30pm - 9pm 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Tue 7 Feb
  • 7.30pm - 9pm 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location

Hamer Hall
100 St Kilda Rd
Southbank 3004

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Price and bookings

Adult / general $74.90
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