2025 PROGRAM
'There Are Mountains In Our Way, But We Climb A Step Every Day' (Joe Cocker)
DATE:
Sunday 30th March
LOCATION:
Manly Golf Club
COST:
$22
Josh Piterman is the only Australian to play the Phantom and Jean Valjean in London’s West End. His new book, Behind the Mask, reveals that, despite his on-stage presence and assurance, the journey to the top has not been easy. He regularly experiences stage anxiety, panic attacks, and fear of failure. The book includes backstage tours, lessons learned, wisdom, humour, and advice on navigating through a life with purpose.
Host: Suzanne Leal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.