Men of Letters

Overview

Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire's highly-acclaimed storytelling event is coming back to where it all began. This Sunday, October 26 letter-lovers young and old will be packing into Northcote's Regal Ballroom for some cozy Sunday afternoon feels. Though things won't quite be as you remember them — this offshoot event of the better known Women of Letters, will mark the fourth time men have been invited to the stage. Once again they'll be penning their letters to the "woman who changed [their] life".

Iconic Indigenous actor Uncle Jack Charles will be kicking things off with what will no doubt be a great performance, news presenter Peter Hitchener will be taking a break from his journalistic diction and crime writer Shane Maloney will be keeping everyone intrigued. Other actors on stage will include Alex Papps and Offspring's Patrick Brammall, joined by writer and comedian Paul Verhoeven.

Representing their fields alone will be filmmaker Richard Lowenstein, musician Darren Hanlon and chef Shane Delia, but the real highlight of the afternoon will be actor Samuel Johnson. Earlier this year Samuel rode 15,955 kilometres across the country on a unicycle to raise over $1.4 million in support of his sister who was diagnosed with breast cancer. No guesses at who he'll be writing about.