HOLDING THE MAN

by Tommy Murphy

Holding the Man is based on Timothy Conigrave’s celebrated memoir of the same name which won the 1995 UN Human Rights Award for Non-Fiction and was voted one of Australia’s top 100 most favourite books. Tommy Murphy’s stage adaptation faithfully captures the book’s heart-wrenchingly honest portrayal of a fifteen-year relationship, but also succeeds in transforming it into a unique theatrical experience that is wholly his own.

‘Tommy Murphy’s adaptation of Tim Conigrave’s memoir is an act of urgent remembrance, an unflinching, devastating, moving and funny reanimation ... It is also the story of two people in love… compelling, wrenching and essential. I laughed, and I wept.’ Stephen Dunne, SMH

‘a powerful story, of a surprisingly and heroically enduring love and Murphy dramatises it with a great deal of humour and feeling.’ John McCallum, Australian

‘Holding The Man is something of an impossible miracle. It's a brilliant play that delights and entertains, teasing you from the distractions of life’s cruelties only to slug a full-force hit to your heart as a reminder that life is, if anything, double-edged.’ Sydney Stage Online

'This is Magic Realism at its finest' Australian Stage

Published with Strangers in Between.

ISBN	9780868197968
Length	full length
Cast	4M, 2F with doubling
Audience age	adult
Publisher	Currency Press