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Presented by Critical Stages Touring & Byron Theatre

TUESDAY 28 JUNE, 7pm

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Tickets: Full $45 | Concession $40 | Byron Writers Festival Members $35 | Ages 15+ The details will be different, but it will happen to you.

Described by the ‘thrilling and engaging – universal, profound… and uplifting’ Joan Didion’s celebrated memoir is brought to life by Green Room Award-winning actor Jillian Murray in a critically-acclaimed solo performance that reunites her with director Laurence Strangio (L’amante Anglaise national tour 2019).

This highly personal account of loss through the lens of hope overwhelming time in Didion’s life as she faces the sudden loss of her husband John, and later her daughter Quintana.

Deeply moving, sometimes funny, and ultimately joyful, this is one woman’s story of the journey to find acceptance, and the lessons learnt in letting go.

After a criticallyacclaimed sell-out premiere season at Melbourne’s FortyFiveDownstairs this is a production that is a must-see for fans of great drama.

There will be a Q&A with Jillian Murray following the performance.

The Year of Magical by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. and Concord Theatricals Company.

This production was developed for the stage by FortyFiveDownstairs.

Byron Writers Festival are proudly supporting this powerful theatre event and we are therefore pleased to offer all BWF Members a special discounted

Get inspired for life at the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour. Featuring a unique varying lengths from from around the globe that showcase the inspiring women of the adventure world.

Strap yourself in as the 2022 Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour length of New Zealand, to the summit of Mt sub-zero temperatures, and more.

Showcasing a twoand-a-half hours program of the most heartfelt, inspiring celebrating adventurous women from around the globe.

These amazing stories of courage, grit, determination, and outdoor inspiration are focused on bringing the female adventure experience under the spotlight around femininity in adventure and championing part of the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour. Come and celebrate the bold, vibrant women of adventure at one of the 30 screenings around Australia this July and August.

BREAKING TRAIL 30 minutes : USA LGBTQ, sets out with Diggins a borrowed sled dog to become the the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in winter. As the 69-day journey through subzero temperatures tests her physical and mental endurance, Emily and her canine protector develop an embrace the unexpected discover they’ve become outdoors more accessible for everyone.

THE LONG PATHWAY 36 minutes : Australia

Australian trail runner dreamed of setting the speed record for running the Te Araroa in New Zealand. In 2019, she geared up to run the 70 days. Averaging over a marathon a day, she is faced with lonely days on the trail, wrong turns, dangerous river crossings and solo nights in remote she bitten off more than she can chew?

ADVENTURE HAS NO AGE LIMIIT 3 minutes : USA

Chau Smith has never been one to follow others’ expectations. sets crazy goals, such as running a marathon on all 7 continents in 7 days. Also surprising ... at age 74, she’s on zero medications, has no special diet, and she just might run 80 so chooses.

INTO THE MOUNTAIN 7 minutes : Brazil

Nicole Barreto is a base jumper who lives at the foot of the iconic and mystical Pedra da Gávea mountain, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After hundreds of climbs to practice the base jump, Nicole developed a connection with the mountain and its forest, considered by many to be a mystical mountain. photograph and an intimate narrative, Nicole shares her feelings and all the wisdom taught by the mountain, and are in the face of nature.

FUEL FOR LIFE: BLAKE HANSEN 7 minutes : USA

Some people spend their entire life discovering who they really are, and what they’re meant to do. early on. The hardest part? Acceptance.

Now a professional is a woman on a mission, committed to a relentless pursuit of personal progression.

UTA: CLIMB FOR KOSOVO 19 minutes : Kosovo person from Kosovo to attempt to climb Mount inspire a new post-war generation in Kosovo to move on from the war and help create a better future for their country.

On the surface, this is climbing; human versus the most unforgiving terrain on the planet, but about recognition, about empowerment and about having the courage and the determination to step

Rose Ostergren is a professional big season outdoor athlete,

SKIN SWIMMER 7 minutes : Canada cold, rainy Vancouver morning, most people choose to stay inside gripping their steaming coffee. This is not the case for Roberta Cenedese, as her different. Instead, she the ocean to dive into the frigid waters of the wearing a bathing suit.

TOUR DATES:

Byron Bay, Byron Bay July Saturday 13 August