An Evening with Griffin Dunne

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 09:30 am to 10:30 am UTC+11:00

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music | Newcastle

Newcastle Writers Festival
Publisher/HostNewcastle Writers Festival
An Evening with Griffin Dunne
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Join actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne as he discusses his dazzling memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club – an exploration of what it means to come from a family of storytellers and secret-keepers while building a career in Hollywood.
Growing up between Tinseltown and Manhattan, Dunne had an upbringing like none other. His father was the novelist and journalist Dominick Dunne. His best friend was Carrie Fisher. And then there was his aunt, Joan Didion.
Dunne sits down with festival director Rosemarie Milsom to discuss his star-studded childhood, decades-long Hollywood career, and the glamour and tragedy of his larger-than-life family.
The venue bar will open at 7.00pm.
Books will be for sale and there will be a signing after the event thanks to MacLean's Booksellers.
This event is presented in partnership with The University of Newcastle and Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival.
Accessibility
- The venue is wheelchair accessible
- Please email [email protected] to book accessible seats
- Disability parking is available on Auckland Street either sides of the King Street intersection.
Travel
- Limited unmetered street parking is available
- The closest parking station is Civic West entry via Gibson St - 5 min walk
- The closest light rail stop is Civic - 5 min walk
- The closest bus stop is University House, King St (Stop ID 230048) and is serviced by the 11, 13 and 23 buses - 3 min walk
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Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, 32 Auckland St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300, Australia, Newcastle

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