We simultaneously experience Tim Conigrave the character in all his pretentious, brazen youth and Timothy Conigrave the writer – a sober, devastated man. Holding the Man is Shakespearean in the quality of its storytelling and tragic irony – two families, a pair of forbidden lovers and a tragic and untimely end written with the purity of purpose that can only come as one stands on the edge of their cliff – Conigrave completed the source novel three weeks before his death from AIDS-related complications. These high school sweethearts learn under the worst of circumstances that they are infected, and face a devastating and premature end to lives filled with promise. We follow these boys from their first, chaste kiss through the usual stages of teenage romance until a misplaced letter regarding the propriety of reaching into someone’s daks reveals the relationship to their parents, and the boys choose love over family.Ĭut to a decade later, as the AIDS crisis grips the gay community and young men begin falling ill. His overtures are played with the perfect teenage naiveté but made without any shame. In the mid ’70s, drama nerd Tim (Ryan Corr) and his mop of hair pursue star footballer John (Craig Stott). Ryan Corr as Tim Conigrave and Craig Stott as John Caleo. Call for action to keep Coorong flush with fresh water Search All categories
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