DOORS 5PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 5.30PM From members of the team behind international literary phenomenon Women of Letters comes a spoken-word art salon celebrating words, stories, and human experiences. Better Off Said: Eulogies for the Living and Dead is afternoon of words it’s time to air. Is there something you always wish you’d shouted aloud, someone still out there in the world waiting to hear an important message, a piece of history you feel your voice could have improved? Now is the opportunity to leave no verbal stone unturned. To find your closure. To sing your truth from the rooftops before it’s too late. Presented by Emilie Zoey Baker and Marieke Hardy. BETTER OFF SAID Sunday April 2nd 2023 THE WORDS I WISH I’D SAID Miles Franklin winning novelist JENNIFER DOWN Leader of the Victorian Greens SAMANTHA RATNAM Performer and activist MILO HARTILL Author, podcast host and gender equality advocate JAMILA RIZVI LIVING EULOGIST Human rights advocate and barrister JULIAN BURNSIDE AO KC MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: SWEET WHIRL betteroffsaid.com.au https://www.facebook.com/BetterOffSaidAU/ https://www.instagram.com/betteroffsaidau/ TICKETING INFO Brunswick Ballroom will be operating under the current Victorian State Government guidelines as we continue to adjust living through these pandemic times. The venue will be taking a number of precautionary measures to ensure patron safety, including: - Hand sanitiser dispensers - Signage and social distancing markers throughout the venue - Regular sanitising of the venue and full clean between sittings The Brunswick Ballroom also strives to improve our practices when it comes to sustainability and to reduce our carbon footprint. We don’t sell or provide plastic water bottles. Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport. VENUE INFO THE BALLROOM MENU The kitchen will be serving The Ballroom Menu for this show. You can view the delicious offerings available by clicking here. ACCESSIBILITY The Brunswick Ballroom is Accessible. The Brunswick Ballroom has made significant improvements to accessibility by installing an Acorn Chairlift. (Model: New Acorn Indoor 180 Curved Stairlift.) VENUE FAQS To find out more about the venue, FAQs can be viewed by clicking here.