Robert Forster Songwriters on the Run Book Launch

  • Talks and Ideas
  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 80 minutes, no interval Subject to change

Robert Forster - Songwriters on the Run. Book Launch

Robert Forster, singer-songwriter and co-founder of the iconic and internationally acclaimed band, The Go-Betweens, has spent nearly five decades shaping the Australian music industry. Now, in his scintillating fiction debut, Robert takes readers into the netherworld of Australia’s independent music scene for a rollicking rock-and-roll joyride.

Celebrating the debut novel, Robert Forster will recount the creation of his book and his own metamorphism from musician to award winning author. He will deliver an analysis of the books characters. Read key scenes and sing songs central to the plot. 

Presented by Mana Music Productions Pty Ltd

Event details

A comic odyssey, a crime thriller and a nuts and bolts account of making art. Not bad for one book!

Paul Kelly (musician)

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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