Holding the Man
From: Friday, 23rd April 2010
To: Saturday, 3 July 2010
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Synopsis
Falling in love with the captain of the football team at an all-male Melbourne High School in the ‘70’s was never going to be universally popular. But for Tim Conigrave being young and gay in Australia was exciting but uncharted territory. Press material says, "Holding the Man is an achingly funny and heartbreaking true life story about the relationship between Tim and John Caleo. This multi-award winning play explores the highs and lows of their remarkable partnership and is a celebration that speaks across generations, sexual preference and culture." The term 'Holding the Man' comes from Australian Football and refers to a transgression that incurs a penalty.
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5 May 2010
In 1995, a memoir was published in Australia charting the love affair between two Melbourne schoolboys whose relationship endured into adulthood. Both fell victim to Aids, with the author, Tim Conigrave, surviving his lover, John Caleo, by two years. The book became a posthumous bestseller under the title Holding the Man, a term derived from Australian football.
A decade or so later, with those early ravages of Aids a fading memory for gay communities, young playwright Tommy Murphy turned the memoir into an award-winning stage play that enjoyed four separate runs in Sydney. Director David Berthold's production now arrives at the Trafalgar Studios complete with the two original leads, Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes. Joining the cast is Jane Turner, best known as Kath from the sitcom Kath & Kim, who was a friend of Conigrave. By weird chance she was present when he first met Caleo and knew several of the 15 or so people she plays here. ...
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jimbo - 29 May 2010:
absolutely stunning.go see it asap...
Cast
Jane Turner
Guy Edmonds (Tim Conigrave)
Matt Zeremes (John Caleo)
Simon Burke
Oliver Farnworth
Anna Skellern
Creative
Tim Conigrave (Book)
Tommy Murphy (Adaptation)
Daniel Sparrow (Producer)
Mike Walsh (Producer)
David Berthold (Director)
Brian Thomson (Design)
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