What key details about tommy murphy -lrb- australian playwright -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: tommy murphy -lrb- born 1979 -rrb- is an australian playwright and screen writer . his plays are known for their humour and buoyant theatricality . he was born in queanbeyan , new south wales , australia , the seventh of eight children in a catholic family . he is a graduate of the university of sydney and of the national institute of dramatic art -lrb- director 's course -rrb- . he was a resident writer at griffin theatre company 2004 -- 06 , for which he wrote '' strangers in between '' and '' holding the man '' . both plays are published by currency press , in one volume . '' strangers in between '' won the national 2006 nsw premier 's literary award for best play , and '' holding the man '' won the same award in 2007 . murphy is the youngest recipient of the award , and the only playwright to win in successive years . '' holding the man '' -lrb- now a movie -rrb- had an encore season at griffin before transferring to sydney opera house , belvoir , melbourne theatre company and brisbane 's powerhouse . it played london 's west end from 23 april to 3 july 2010 . guy edmonds and matt zeremes were joined by new cast members jane turner , kath from tv 's '' kath & kim '' , and simon burke . david berthold directed and brian thomson designed . the trafalgar studios season was produced by daniel sparrow and mike walsh . the play has been produced every year since its premiere with new productions in san francisco , aukland , adelaide and encore productions in brisbane and sydney . in 2014 the play was also mounted in los angeles by the australian theatre company with larry moss directing ; nate jones , adam j. yeend , cameron daddo , and roxanne wilson were cast for the production . murphy is currently developing a screenplay for '' holding the man '' with goalpost pictures , producers of '' the sapphires '' . '' saturn 's return '' was commissioned by sydney theatre company co-artistic directors andrew upton and cate blanchett for stc 's wharf 2 season 2008 . in 2009 it transferred to the stc main stage . ''...
- birth date is 1979- name is tommy murphy- nationality is australian- birth place is queanbeyan , new south wales , australia- occupation is playwright and screen writer