Strangers In Between
by Tommy Murphy

Strangers In Between Book Cover
Strangers In Between Cover

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Readers have mixed opinions about the plays, with some deeming 'Strangers In Between' an incredible piece of work while others feel it may not translate to theatre as effectively. Despite the differing views, many appreciate the representation of queer narratives in these Australian plays.

Incredible piece of workGreat representation of queer narrativesMay not translate to theatre well

Synopsis

"Strangers in Between" -- There's a climate of fear in friendly Goulbourn and Shane is forced from his family, and flees to Kings Cross.

A lost boy in a loopy neighbourhood, Shane is unsure of his sexuality, more unsure of how to find intimacy and completely thrown by having to choose between laundry liquid and powder.

He meets two strangers -- the very-Sydney Will, who offers brotherhood, sex and something unexpected; and the beguiling Peter, a 50-year-old gay man whose mother is dying in a nursing home.

After Shane's brother Ben makes a baffling appearance, a surprising relationship is forged.

A relationship that will cleanse and heal.

This is a warm, insightful and funny coming-of-age story with endearing characters and very well-observed dialogue from one of Australia's most talented emerging playwrights.

"Holding the Man" - "Holding the Man" is breathtakingly honest, achingly funny and a completely heart-wrenching account of a fifteen year relationship that weathered disapproval, separation, temptation and, ultimately, death.

It's a story, and a celebration, that speaks across generations, sexual preference and cultures.

Publication

Year2006
BindingPaperback
Pages192
PlaceSydney
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780868197968
ISBN-100868197963
LCCPR9619.4.M805 S77 2006
DCC822.92

Strangers In Between is a Australian & New Zealand play written by Tommy Murphy and published by Currency Press in Sydney (2006).

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Currency Press · 2006 · 192 pp

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