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Sydney Writers' Festival: SWF Great Debate: We Can’t Handle the Truth

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Event

Sydney Writers' Festival: SWF Great Debate: We Can’t Handle the Truth


Time & date

8:15pm - 9:30pm, 21st May 2026


Location

Sydney Town Hall View map

Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000


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About

The pursuit of truth is a noble ideal, but what if the truth is larger, weirder or worse than we imagined?

In this Festival favourite event, ABC presenter Annabel Crabb and writer David Marr lead opposing teams in a saucy and suggestive comedy debate to answer the pertinent question of our time: Can we handle the truth? Hear arguments from reporter Matilda Boseley, comedian and drag artist Reuben Kaye and comedians Rhys Nicholson and Jennifer Wong. Hosted by Yumi Stynes.

Hear Annabel, David, Matilda, Reuben, Rhys and Jennifer gauge our appetite for the wild, unbelievable, unpredictable and sometimes unsavoury truth.

Book a babysitter and alert the group chat because you're not going to want to miss this night of indecent innuendo. Recommended for ages 15+

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Dish

This is a semi-stream-of-consciousness written tapestry, squeezed out by a profoundly apprehensive overthinker who’s doing their best to unapologetically stop apologising. (It’s funnier than it sounds.)

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