A Handful of Friends explained

A Handful of Friends
Premiere:20 May 1976
Place:Adelaide
Orig Lang:English

A Handful of Friends is a 1976 play by David Williamson.[1]

It was written for the South Australian Theatre Company.[2]

Williamson said in an interview with Quadrant magazine that he had based one of the characters on Williamson's wife, Kristin, and another on his then-friend Bob Ellis.[3] Ellis complained about this in print leading to a public argument between him and Williamson which became notorious.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/1657 A Handful of Friends
  2. News: New Williamson play . . 50 . 14,225 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 17 November 1975 . 4 October 2018 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  3. https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2009/07-08/david-williamson-by-mrs-williamson/ Michael Connor, "David Williamson by Mrs Williamson"
  4. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. Peter. Cochrane. 14 March 1997. 15. Williamson's World.

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