''A Handful of Friends'' is a 1976 play by David Williamson.
It was written for the South Australian Theatre Company.
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
Robert James Ellis (10 May 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an Australian writer, journalist, filmmaker, and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germa ...
. Ellis complained about this in print leading to a public argument between him and Williamson which became notorious.
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Plays by David Williamson
1976 plays
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