{"product_id":"9781350588066","title":"AIDS Plays Project Queer Plays from Trailblazing Writers Lost to HIV\/AIDS","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Play Collections\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAIDS Plays Project\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eQueer Plays from Trailblazing Writers Lost to HIV\/AIDS\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharles Ludlam | James Kirkwood | Harry Kondoleon | Robert Chesley | Colm O Clubhan | Alan Bowne | George Whitmore | Alastair Curtis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrailblazing, visionary, and too often neglected – this collection honours and celebrates seven queer playwrights from America, Ireland, and Britain whose lives were cut short by HIV\/AIDS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurated by The AIDS Plays Project, and edited by its director, Alastair Curtis, this anthology revives seven plays written by pioneering queer playwrights, providing a platform that restores and mends the link between queer artists and their audiences that has largely been severed by the ongoing AIDS crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plays in this collection showcase a striking a striking, eclectic range of styles and stories - from a nineteenth-century drag-infused riff on La Traviata to a comedy about a bisexual ghost haunting rural Massachusetts, to a San Francisco-set tragedy about phone sex and an urgent exploration of Irish politics in a London pub. It also highlights these writers' lasting impact on queer culture and activism-whether by introducing the first bisexual characters on Broadway, performing agitprop theatre on the streets of South London, or promoting sex positivity during the darkest days of the epidemic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lives of each playwright are retold through moving accounts by those who knew them, brought their writing to life on stage, or championed their work. These are paired with responses from contemporary queer theatre-makers, forging an intergenerational connection and contributing to an ongoing exploration of twentieth-century queer history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately, the collection acts as a blueprint for how studying and performing the queer past can shape the future of queer playwriting and performance, and ensures that the voices of the writers lost in the AIDS epidemic are not forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlastair Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of The AIDS Plays Project, a campaign to revive and republish the theatrical works of writers whose lives were cut short by HIV\/AIDS. The project has been featured in \u003ci\u003eInterview, The Face, Hero, The Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, who wrote, “play by play, The AIDS Plays Project is reshaping the queer theatrical canon.” His writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eFrieze, Prospect, The Economist, AnOther,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, while his debut short film, \u003ci\u003eSweetheart\u003c\/i\u003e, set in an eighteenth-century Molly House, premiered at Sundance 2025. He studied English at University College London and the University of Oxford.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350588066\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e528\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669721841804,"sku":"9781350588066","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d0c8395d-997a-42f2-aa58-68cb0a99c2e5.jpg?v=1785203701","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350588066","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}