Holding the Man (play)

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Holding the Man is a stage adaptation by Tommy Murphy of Tim Conigrave's memoir of the same title. It is one of the most successful Australian plays of recent times and the winner of multiple awards. It premiered in Sydney, and then across Australia, as well as internationally–on London's West End and in Los Angeles.

Productions[]

The original production, directed by David Berthold, premiered in 2006 in a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company, Australia's leading new writing theatre, and became the company's highest-grossing production in its 30-year history.

The production played six, highly successful seasons in various theatres around Australia:

The production was remounted at La Boite Theatre Company with a new cast, 16 February – 9 March 2013.

The 2014 key poster art for the Australian Theater Company's Los Angeles production of Holding the Man directed by Larry Moss starring Nate Jones and Adam J. Yeend

West End (London) season[]

This original Australian production was recreated in London’s West End for a limited season from 23 April to 3 July 2010. The cast included Jane Turner, (Kath from TV’s Kath & Kim), and Simon Burke. David Berthold directed and Brian Thomson designed the sets, with costumes and puppets by . The Trafalgar Studios season was produced by and Mike Walsh, and , Benjamin Jones and

Other productions[]

The North American premiere of Holding the Man was staged by San Francisco's New Conservatory Theater Center, 21 September – 4 November 2007.

A New Zealand production was produced by Silo Theatre (at Auckland's Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre) from 7–29 August 2009, directed by .[1][2]

The State Theatre Company of South Australia production ran from 21 October – 13 November 2011 at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, directed by Rosalba Clemente and starring Nic English, Luke Clayson, Catherine Fitzgerald, Nick Pelomis, Geoff Revell and Ellen Steele. It was designed by Morag Cook, composed by Stuart Day, with lighting design by Mark Shelton and puppets created by Stephanie Fisher.

In 2019, Holding The Man was presented for the first time in New York as a benefit reading for Gay Men's Health Crisis starring Greg Ramsey and Charlie Munday directed by Andrew Victor Myers and Morgan Bartholick.[3]

Los Angeles season[]

The presented their production in Los Angeles in May/June 2014 at The Matrix Theater with Larry Moss directing. The production was met with much fanfare with a launch hosted by the Australian Consul General in Los Angeles. The cast featured Nate Jones, Adam J. Yeend, Cameron Daddo, and Roxane Wilson and was very well received by US critics citing Moss' direction, Murphy's writing and the performances of the cast, particularly the two leads.

Publication[]

The stage version was published by Currency Press in November 2006 in a double volume with another play by Murphy, Strangers in Between. A new edition of the play was published in April 2010 by Nick Hern Books in the UK to coincide with the London season of the production.

Creative teams[]

Original Australian creative team[]

London creative team[]

New Zealand (Auckland) creative team[]

San Francisco creative team[]

  • Timothy Conigrave:
  • John Caleo:
  • Mary-Gert Conigrave, Lois Caleo and various:
  • Dick Conigrave, Bob Caleo and various:
  • Phoebe and various:
  • Peter Craig, Biscuit, Kevin and various:

Los Angeles creative team[]

  • Director: Larry Moss
  • Designer:
  • Assistant Director: Peter Blackburn
  • Timothy Conigrave: Nate Jones
  • John Caleo: Adam J. Yeend
  • Mary-Gert Conigrave, Lois Caleo and various: Roxane Wilson
  • Dick Conigrave, Bob Caleo and various: Cameron Daddo
  • Juliet and various: Adrienne Smith
  • Peter Craig, Biscuit and various: Luke O'Sullivan

Awards for stage version[]

External links[]

Articles and interviews[]

Reviews of original stage production[]

Australian production information[]

Articles and interviews from the New Zealand production[]

Reviews of New Zealand stage production[]

Reviews of San Francisco stage production[]

Articles and interviews from the Los Angeles production[]

Reviews of Los Angeles stage production directed by Larry Moss[]

  1. ^ "Holding the Man - Love in the time of Aids". Theatreview. Retrieved 2021-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Simei-Barton, Paul (10 Aug 2009). "Review: Holding the Man at Herald Theatre". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Holding the Man - A Benefit Reading for Gay Men's Heath Crisis".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews". Theatreview. Retrieved 2021-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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