It's 2007. At 45, Lisa is fighting growing feelings for Tom that threaten to rob her of Dan, the person she's always loved most in the world. She wants Tom badly, but she can't (or won't) tell him about Dan, and Tom finds himself in a competition that he can't possibly understand. As for Dan, he's a cheeky, exasperating mystery: a twenty-year-old who lives in Lisa's house and heart and is steeped in the style and the vibrant music of the British post-punk era.
Dan brings Lisa a joy she can't bear to explain, but with her chance for a life with Tom slipping away, she must finally find the courage to let Dan go. It's the most terrifying—and liberating—decision she's made since a fateful night 25 years ago.
Taking its title from the Church song, Almost With You is written with Elizabeth Coleman's customary wit, warmth and elegance. With flashbacks to the '70s and '80s lovingly captured, Almost With You is a funny and deeply affecting look at love, loss and letting go.
ELIZABETH COLEMAN is a playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Elizabeth’s play Secret Bridesmaids’ Business broke box office records when it debuted at Playbox Malthouse and the Sydney Theatre Companies in 1999 and was nominated for the NSW Premier’s Literary Prize. It has since spawned over three hundred productions throughout Australia and internationally, including a Japanese musical adaptation and two screen adaptations. Elizabeth’s earlier play It’s My Party (And I’ll Die If I Want To) also broke box office records when it debuted at the legendary La Mama Theatre in 1993. It’s My Party has attracted over two hundred and fifty productions in Australia and internationally, including a twentieth anniversary national tour. As a screenwriter Elizabeth’s credits include Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, The Secret Life of Us, SeaChange and the ABC adaptation of Secret Bridesmaids’ Business. Her first novel, Losing the Plot, was published through Allen and Unwin in 2019, with a new edition released in March 2025. Elizabeth has also written books One and Two in the Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol Murder Mystery Series, A Routine Infidelity and A Dance with Murder, released through Pantera Press in 2023 and 2024.
| Cast Info | 3F, 3M |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Themes | Significant female roles |
| Audiences | Adult |
| Extent | 68 |
| Edition | First |
| Size | 137 x 210 mm |
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