![]() ![]() Holding the Manhas elements from my previous top two theatre shows. It’s an already beautiful story made better. Murphy’s adaptation reduced the countless players to a core cast, with the ensemble bringing to life many others. Those elements combined to make it a bestseller and a classic Australian love story – people dubbed it gay Mills & Boon. In 1995, shortly after he died, Timothy Conigrave’s memoir was published, telling of his lifelong love with high school football captain, John Caleo.Ĭonigrave wrote like a playwright: lots of dialogue making it easy to read and the story itself was powerful. Tommy Murphy’s Holding the Man adaptation has all the elements of great theatre: a contemporary issue, a powerful message and an ensemble. State Theatre Company of South Australia. By Tommy Murphy, from Tim Conigrave's memoir. ![]()
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