Upcoming Events

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  The Boy in the Bush

  Fri, 03 May

  Enderslea Farm

  03 May 2024, 2:00 pm – 05 May 2024, 3:30 pm

  Enderslea Farm, 681 Blue Plains Rd, Chittering WA 6084, Australia

  03 May 2024, 2:00 pm – 05 May 2024, 3:30 pm

  Enderslea Farm, 681 Blue Plains Rd, Chittering WA 6084, Australia

  How did England's most famous 20th century author, DH Lawrence end up collaborating with a Western Australian middle-aged Quaker spinster, Mollie Skinner? Find out in this newly-written production at Enderslea Farm.

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  Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

  Sat, 18 May

  Margaret River HEART

  18 May 2024, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

  Margaret River HEART, 47 Wallcliffe Rd, Margaret River WA 6285, Australia

  18 May 2024, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

  Margaret River HEART, 47 Wallcliffe Rd, Margaret River WA 6285, Australia

  Lit Live producer Sarah McNeill will chat to festival headliners; beloved actor and writer William McInnes and entertainer and national treasure Wendy Harmer

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  York Festival

  Sat, 13 Apr

  York

  13 Apr 2024, 1:00 pm – 14 Apr 2024, 5:00 pm

  York, York WA 6302, Australia

  13 Apr 2024, 1:00 pm – 14 Apr 2024, 5:00 pm

  York, York WA 6302, Australia

  Lit Live returns to York for its annual arts festival with the show, Janet Millett: A Barladong Story.

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  Love and Other Catastrophes

  Sat, 09 Mar

  The Ellington Jazz Club

  09 Mar 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

  The Ellington Jazz Club, 191/193 Beaufort St, Perth WA 6000, Australia

  09 Mar 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

  The Ellington Jazz Club, 191/193 Beaufort St, Perth WA 6000, Australia

  An afternoon of exquisite love songs and stories of love, hate and everything in between!

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  Escape!

  Thu, 23 Nov

  Fremantle

  23 Nov 2023, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

  Fremantle, Knutsford St &, Hampton Rd, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia

  23 Nov 2023, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

  Fremantle, Knutsford St &, Hampton Rd, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia

  Escape the ordinary inside Fremantle Prison! Enjoy an evening of stories and songs about breaking out, breaking up, changing lives and making the ordinary, extraordinary!

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  Scribblers Festival

  Sun, 29 Oct

  Perth

  29 Oct 2023, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

  Perth, Cathedral Square, Perth WA 6000, Australia

  29 Oct 2023, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

  Perth, Cathedral Square, Perth WA 6000, Australia

  Scribblers Festival is a local festival for young people. Lit Live producer, actor and MC Sarah McNeill will join authors for chats and workshops and will run a special half-hour Lit Live for younger audiences

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  This Artful Life

  Sun, 22 Oct

  Darlington

  22 Oct 2023, 4:00 pm – 23 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm

  Darlington, 41a Dalry Rd, Darlington WA 6070, Australia

  22 Oct 2023, 4:00 pm – 23 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm

  Darlington, 41a Dalry Rd, Darlington WA 6070, Australia

  In conjunction with Mundaring Hills Open Studios, Lit Live joins artist Jo Meredith at Juniper Galleries with an afternoon of funny, engaging and poignant stories and songs about This Artful Life.

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  Winds of Change

  Thu, 21 Sept

  Stala Contemporary

  21 Sept 2023, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

  Stala Contemporary, 11 Southport St, West Leederville WA 6007, Australia

  21 Sept 2023, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

  Stala Contemporary, 11 Southport St, West Leederville WA 6007, Australia

  Contemporary singer Erin Hickey joins Lit Live for an evening of stories and songs about life's changes, upsets and adventures.

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  Blurring the Boundaries

  Thu, 24 Aug

  Shenton Park

  24 Aug 2023, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

  Shenton Park, 320 Onslow Rd, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia

  24 Aug 2023, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

  Shenton Park, 320 Onslow Rd, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia

  Returning to the beautiful Orangery Gallery, Lit Live opens the exhibition Transcendence by David Ledger, with a symphony of literature, music and art.

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  Behind the Spotlight

  Fri, 02 June

  Kidogo Arthouse

  02 June 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:20 pm

  Kidogo Arthouse, Old Kerosene Store, Bathers Beach, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia

  02 June 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:20 pm

  Kidogo Arthouse, Old Kerosene Store, Bathers Beach, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia

  Join Lit Live and Divalicious for an evening of fabulous stories and stunning songs of backstage dramas, accompanied by “perfection on piano”, David Wickham.

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  Swan Valley Stories

  Fri, 05 May

  Enderslea Farm

  05 May 2023, 2:00 pm – 07 May 2023, 2:00 pm

  Enderslea Farm, 681 Blue Plains Rd, Chittering WA 6084, Australia

  05 May 2023, 2:00 pm – 07 May 2023, 2:00 pm

  Enderslea Farm, 681 Blue Plains Rd, Chittering WA 6084, Australia

  Over the decade following Captain James Stirling's visit to the Swan River in 1827, early settlers wrote about their adventures in the new colony in journals and letters.

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  Lit Live: Nature & Nurture

  Fri, 24 Feb

  Ellis House Arts Centre

  24 Feb 2023, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

  Ellis House Arts Centre, 116 Milne St, Bayswater WA 6053, Australia

  24 Feb 2023, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

  Ellis House Arts Centre, 116 Milne St, Bayswater WA 6053, Australia

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  Lit Live: Small Odysseys

  Sat, 18 Feb

  Ferguson

  18 Feb 2023, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

  Ferguson, Ferguson Rd, Ferguson WA 6236, Australia

  18 Feb 2023, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

  Ferguson, Ferguson Rd, Ferguson WA 6236, Australia

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  Searching for Self

  Sun, 27 Nov

  Juniper Galleries

  27 Nov 2022, 2:30 pm – 28 Nov 2022, 3:30 pm

  Juniper Galleries, 41a Dalry Rd, Darlington WA 6070, Australia

  27 Nov 2022, 2:30 pm – 28 Nov 2022, 3:30 pm

  Juniper Galleries, 41a Dalry Rd, Darlington WA 6070, Australia

  Enjoy an afternoon of entertaining stories and music, accompanied by fine art and wine and help raise money for Lifeline.

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  Australian Short Story Festival

  Fri, 28 Oct

  Fremantle

  28 Oct 2022, 6:00 pm – 30 Oct 2022, 4:00 pm

  Fremantle, 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia

  28 Oct 2022, 6:00 pm – 30 Oct 2022, 4:00 pm

  Fremantle, 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia

  Opening night celebrates the ultimate short story - the song. Some of Perth's best author/singer/songwriters come to together to share thoughts and songs hosted by Sarah McNeill.

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  In Conversation with Natasha Lester

  Thu, 27 Oct

  Cottesloe

  27 Oct 2022, 7:00 pm – 28 Oct 2022, 8:20 pm

  Cottesloe, 109 Broome St, Cottesloe WA 6011, Australia

  27 Oct 2022, 7:00 pm – 28 Oct 2022, 8:20 pm

  Cottesloe, 109 Broome St, Cottesloe WA 6011, Australia

  New York Times best-seller Natasha Lester chats to Lit Live producer Sarah McNeill about her new book, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre.

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  Lost and Found

  Sun, 16 Oct

  Government House ballroom

  16 Oct 2022, 4:00 pm

  Government House ballroom, 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, Australia

  16 Oct 2022, 4:00 pm

  Government House ballroom, 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, Australia

  Classic stories about love, lost and found, accompanied by classical music.

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  Janet Millett: A Life in Barladong

  Fri, 30 Sept

  York

  30 Sept 2022, 7:00 pm – 01 Oct 2022, 7:00 pm

  York, York WA 6302, Australia

  30 Sept 2022, 7:00 pm – 01 Oct 2022, 7:00 pm

  York, York WA 6302, Australia

  This year marks the 150th anniversary of Janet Millett's best selling book, An Australian Parsonage. York Festival celebrates with a theatre performance using extracts from her 1872 memoir diary.

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