Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Tuesday 27 September
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Grappling with an abiding sorrow? Grinding your teeth when that car cuts you off in the street? Searching for that ever-elusive sense of satisfaction and well-being? If Melbourne’s a city that often experiences four seasons in a day, most of its residents face much the same experience internally.
We’re always in the mood for a good discussion at the Wheeler Centre, but let’s face it - an even temperament is hard to find and even harder to achieve. Over three nights we take a digressive exploration through the tempers and moods of modern life. From the electrical signals and balance of chemicals that fire up our brains, to the social pressures and metaphysical entanglements that drive our behaviour, our panels of experts consider depression and rage, contentment and joy.
Chaired by Hilary Harper, our exploration of anger will feature guests Brendan Cowell, Karen Pickering and Michael Currie.
Featuring
Michael Currie
Dr Michael Currie PhD is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in Melbourne, where he works with adults, adolescents as well children and their families.
Michael’s innovative approaches to treating adolescents and children are documented in his recent book Doing Anger Differently: Helping Adolescent Boys (2008; Melbourne University Press) and also Engaging Boys in Treatment (2011; Routledge).
Michael provides supervision and training to other health professionals across Australia. He also works as a senior clinician at the Wundeela Clinic, Eastern Health. He has received awards recognizing his work from the University of Newcastle and from the Australian Institute for Criminology.
Karen Pickering
Karen Pickering is a feminist writer and organiser. Her previous work includes running the events Cherchez La Femme and Girls On Film Festival, writing the books About Bloody Time and Doing It, and her next book on motherhood ...
Hilary Harper
Hilary Harper has a degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies, a Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing, and 30 years’ experience in radio. She’s been at the ABC since 2005. She has ...
Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, director and author of the novel, How it Feels.
Brendan was born in Cronulla, NSW, and completed a BA in Theatre/Media at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst.
Brendan’s plays have been produced by prominent theatre companies in Australia and internationally, and he has received the Patrick White Playwrights' Award, the Griffin Award and the Philip Parsons Young Playwright’s Award.
Brendan played the popular character Tom in Love My Way and wrote many episodes of the critically acclaimed television drama series which won the AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons (2005-2007).
He has played the lead role in feature films, including the 2007 crime drama Noise (for which he was awarded a Film Critics Circle Award and nominated for an AFI Award), World War I drama Beneath Hill 60 and the romantic comedy, I Love You Too. Brendan played Hamlet in the 2009 Bell Shakespeare production.