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An Evening with Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz is bringing her sharp opinions and deadpan humour back to Australia — including to the Sydney Opera House.
Sarah Ward
October 19, 2023

Overview

Icons teaming up with icons: when documentary series Pretend It's a City hit Netflix in 2021, that's what it served up. Earning attention: Fran Lebowitz, with Martin Scorsese directing. The focus: the acclaimed writer, humorist and social commentator chatting about her life for the legendary filmmaker, following on from Scorsese's Lebowitz-focused 2010 feature-length doco Public Speaking.

Of course, Lebowitz doesn't need to be nattering with Scorsese, or in front of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman helmer's lens, to prove a must-watch figure. Her sharp opinions and deadpan humour have made her famous for more than five decades now, and over a career spanning magazine columns, books, working with Andy Warhol, notable late-night talkshow appearances and public-speaking tours. It's the latter that's bringing her back to Australia in 2024 — including getting talking at the Sydney Opera House.

Bill Hayes

Lebowitz will take to the stage on two nights in the Harbour City, on Tuesday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 14, as part of a tour aptly dubbed An Evening with Fran Lebowitz.

Will she chat about attending the Succession season four premiere party? Her role as a judge in the Law & Order franchise (and The Wolf of Wall Street)? Saturday Night Live's parody of Pretend It's a City? Being a columnist for Warhol's Interview mag? Growing up in New Jersey? New York in the 70s? Topics such as race, gender, media and politics? Anything that vexes her? Everything? At least some will earn an unfiltered mention — including at the audience Q&A.

Top image: Harrison Dilts.

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When

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Tuesday, February 13 - Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Where

Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney

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