Date
Tue 06 May 2025
Director
Marion Potts
Patrons' advice
Recommended for audiences 16+. Adult Themes. Possible Triggering Topics Adult Themes. Possible Triggering Topics.
Producer
Glen Street Theatre and Christine Dunstan Productions present, in association with Red Line Productions
Show times
Tue 06 May - 07:00 pm
In Jane Hutcheon’s Difficult Conversations, what begins as a challenge turns into a game-changer. And it makes for riveting theatre.
Jane Hutcheon (ABC’s One Plus One, former reporter and foreign correspondent) will be joined on the Glen Street Theatre stage by two sharp minds; social advocate and leader Kathryn Greiner AO and young economist Liam Anastasi. Together, they’ll tackle thorny topics with wit, candour, and plenty of honest opinions. They will offer perspectives bold enough to make you squirm.
After the interval, it’s your turn. The spotlight shifts to the audience, where your anonymous questions—no matter how tricky—will be answered with no-nonsense, zero judgment. Step into the arena with Jane for a conversation that challenges, surprises, and empowers.
Pricing
Jane Hutcheon is no stranger to difficult conversations. She reported globally for the ABC as a correspondent in China, the Middle East, and Europe and has hosted Lateline, World at Noon, and Foreign Correspondent. Upon returning to Australia, Jane created and hosted One Plus One, conducting 500 in-depth interviews over nine years on ABC TV. She’s the author of Rebel Talk, the Art of Powerful Conversations, and in 2024 toured with her own theatre show Lost in Shanghai, the story of her mother’s childhood.
Kathryn Greiner AO is a social advocate who has contributed to a wide range of leadership positions in public and private companies, government bodies and non-profit organisations. She led the Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing for nine years, and lead the NSW Review into Retirement Villages. She has also participated in Education: the Gonski Review and NSW Catholic Funding Review. Kathryn holds a Bachelor of Social Work (UNSW) Certificate in Early Childhood (Macquarie University) and was awarded a Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) from UNSW. Her professional history has been in social work and early childhood services as well as media roles. From 1995 to 2004, Kathryn was an elected Councillor to the Sydney City Council. Kathryn is currently Chair of Luminesce Australia and is a Board Director on the Menzies Leadership Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation, Relationships Australia (NSW), the National Seniors Association and the Australian Academy of Music.
Liam Anastasi is an Economist working for one of Australia’s major banks, and is currently undertaking a Masters in Behavioural Economics from the University of Technology Sydney. He brings a youth perspective to the field of economics, which offers unique insights in a time of economic upheaval and change. In addition to his professional experience, Liam has a strong fascination and engagement with the arts. His poetry, drawing from the mystical, spiritual, and romantic sensibilities of classical Indian Literature, has been exhibited across Sydney - including at Sydenham International and QHY Space.