Tour News - Amanda Nguyen live on stage: July 2026 - 30th April 2026

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30 Apr

The bestselling author, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and global activist brings her story of survival, justice and reclaimed dreams to Australian and New Zealand stages for an unfiltered live conversation.

AMANDA NGUYEN LIVE ON STAGE - JULY 2026

Fane Australia is proud to announce astronaut, activist and rape-survivor Amanda Nguyen will be in New Zealand and Australia in July. Amanda will take to the stage for an unfiltered conversation about sexual violence and the systems that perpetuate it, about race, identity, and diaspora, and about what it means to reclaim your life - and your dreams - in the aftermath of the unthinkable.

Friday July 17th - City Recital Hall, Sydney
Sunday July 19th - Powerhouse, Brisbane
Tuesday July 21st - Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland
Wednesday July 22nd - Recital Centre, Melbourne
Monday July 27th - Capital Theatre, Singapore

Tickets on sale Thursday April 30th, 11am local time via fane.com.au

"A story of survival which ignited an entire movement and enabled sexual assault survivor rights." - Natalie Portman

In 2013, three months before graduation, Amanda Nguyen was raped at Harvard.

The daughter of Vietnamese war refugees, Nguyen had spent her life defying the odds - studying astrophysics, interning at NASA, dreaming of the stars.

To protect her career, she filed her rape kit anonymously, only to discover the state would destroy the evidence if not renewed every six months, a bitter biannual marker, simply to preserve her chance at justice.

She had two choices: accept a system designed to silence survivors or rewrite the law.

She rewrote the law.

On stage, Amanda Nguyen will be discussing her book Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope. In her book, Amanda chronicles her life, marked by family violence, her sexual assault as a Harvard student, and onward to becoming a leading advocate for survivors’ rights and astronaut.

"I'm so excited to be returning to Australia and sharing my journey with the community there. I wrote my memoir Saving Five because it was the story I needed when I started my journey. The book chronicles my path from a seemingly hopeless situation to surviving and penning my own civil rights into existence. This story is ultimately about hope, and the change we all can create in this world no matter who you are or where you come from."

This is not a keynote. It is a reckoning, a testament, and a call to action - from one of the most extraordinary voices of her generation.

“Saving Five is an account of trauma, rage and activism, and also a kind of guide through grief, which shows how every stage propelled Nguyen and served a purpose.” - The Guardian

“Poignant and imaginative … now more than ever, such hope is essential.” - The New York Times Book Review

*Signed copies of Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope will be available at each performance.

FANE presents - AMANDA NGUYEN Live On Stage
Tickets on sale Thursday April 30th, 11am local time via fane.com.au