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Friday 17 March
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The qualities that endear Australian audiences to William McInnes as an actor are the same that endear him as a writer. It’s that wry, laconic voice and the affectionate, authentic take on Australian life.
Loved for his iconic TV roles in Blue Heelers, Sea Change and The Time of Our Lives, McInnes has also won acclaim for film roles including Unfinished Sky and My Brother Jack. In recent years, he’s devoted increasing attention to writing. He’s the author of several works of memoir and the novel Cricket Kings. His latest book, Full Bore, is about Australian artefacts and memorabilia and offers a very funny and perceptive take on Australia’s popular culture and sporting obsessions.
At Montalto Vineyard, William will discuss his career and creative endeavours. Join this irreverent storyteller in conversation with Melbourne author John Harms, for an evening of anecdote, absurdity and Australiana.
Featuring
William McInnes
William McInnes is one of Australia’s most popular writers, delighting readers with his memoirs A Man’s Got to have a Hobby and That’d be Right, his novels Cricket Kings and The Laughing Clowns, and his insight into Australian life since the 1940s, written with Essential Media and Entertainment, The Making of Modern Australia. In 2011, with his wife Sarah Watt, he co-wrote Worse Things Happen at Sea, which was named the best non-fiction title in the ABIA and the Indie Awards in 2012. His latest book is Holidays.
Also an award-winning actor, William has won two Logies and an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Unfinished Sky. He received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film Look Both Ways, written and directed by Sarah Watt, and recently starred in the ABC television series The Time of Our Lives and Hello Birdie.
William McInnes grew up in Queensland and lives in Melbourne with his two children.
John Harms
John Harms is a Melbourne-based writer. His recent books include Life as I know it (Michelle Payne’s story), The Doggies Almanac and a second edition of his sporting memoir Play On. He is the energy behind www.footyalmanac.com.au and the annual collection of writing The Footy Almanac which is in its tenth year.
In 2016 he contributed to books, journals, newspapers and magazines including Man and Beast (MUP), The Griffith Review, The Cricket Monthly, Inside Football and The Age. One of his favourite annual projects is to help produce The Rockford Rag, the newsletter of Rockford Wines in the Barossa Valley. He has three sensational kids Theo 9, Anna 7 and Evie 6. He is originally from Queensland.