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Beyond Togetherness : A Life - Barry Creyton

Beyond Togetherness

A Life

By: Barry Creyton

Paperback | 12 March 2026

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This is a story told with enormous wit, heart, and intelligence. That Barry Creyton's contributions to Australian television and theatre are legendary is not opinion. It is fact. And his exploits across many decades and several continents are fascinating. In Beyond Togetherness: A Life, he shares many memorable incidents, but he also defines an entire era, relishing the structure and history of everything in the entertainment world that came before him, while innovating and becoming a central part of bringing about great change--certainly to Australian television--but also to international stages. Best of all, Creyton's boundless curiosity about what might be around the corner is expansive and modern--he seizes life by the balls and we get to ride on the back of his motorcycle, thrilled to be part of his adventures.

Industry Reviews

"My first recognition of Barry Creyton was as the urbane and dashing panellist on Blankety Blanks. Wit and charm spilled from his being. It's apparent from this memoir that this has been his default setting all through his life. I've been waiting since Blankety Blanks for Barry to complete this memoir - he's written everything else - screenplays, radio plays, theatrical triumphs, novels, recipes ... and at last ... the memoir! This is an essential record that contributes much to the preservation of our artistic heritage, from one of our greats."

Peter Ayers

Producer/writer

"I have known Barry Creyton for sixty years and could therefore be seen as biased. I am not. I approached "Beyond Togetherness" as an ardent fan of memoirs, particularly those set in the world of entertainment, but also as a harsh critic of those that do not please me, such as the dull and laboured, the deceitful, the self-serving, or the just plain boring.

"Beyond Togetherness" has none of these failings.   It ranks up there with the best of them.   In fact, in terms of eloquence, elegance and wit in detailing Creyton's multi-faceted career and his admittedly rocky personal life, it surpasses many biographies that I have read.

As a lyricist, I learned to make every word count when writing a song for Barry Creyton, because the audience will actually hear every single one of those words.   And now, in "Beyond Togetherness" he has demonstrated once again that in frankly telling the story of his life, his talent for impeccable delivery is not just vocal but as a story-teller  in putting words on paper."

David Sale 

Producer/writer

"Barry Creyton steps us through his wonderful life with his customary eloquence and brutal honesty - sparing no detail, taking no prisoners. This is a book about a lifetime spent doing what you love, but what shines through most is that he was born to do this - and born to tell us about it."

Simon Burke AO 

"Barry was born with one wry eyebrow already raised at the world; a sophisticate from the outset. Today, a celebrated playwrigh

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