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SWF Great Debate: True Friends Stab You in the Front

Hilarious Festival favourite that gets provocative, pithy and personal    

David Marr (photo credit Christopher Ireland)
Annabel Crabb
Rhys Nicholson (photo credit Monica Pronk)
Jennifer Wong (photo credit Lin Jie Kong)
Matilda Boseley (photo credit Ellen Smith)
Justine Rogers
Thursday 22 May 2025
8.15-9.30pm
Event Code: 4
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The scintillating chronicler of human weakness, Oscar Wilde, once said, “True friends stab you in the front”.

In this popular event, writer and presenter Annabel Crabb and writer David Marr lead opposing teams in a rollicking debate on the legitimacy of this aphorism about friends who betray each other.

Featuring debaters Matilda Boseley, Rhys Nicholson, Justine Rogers and Jennifer Wong, and adjudicated by Yumi Stynes, this debate is sure to get provocative, pithy and personal.    

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