Set in New York in the early 1980s, this powerful, passionate and controversial play was the first to treat seriously the poignant and awesome subject of AIDS, following a writer's struggle to break through indifference and hypocrisy surrounding the killer disease and his attempt to draw attention to the plight of the gay community in contemporary America. After a successful New York run, the play was acclaimed in London and the Royal Court Theatre with Martin Sheen in the central role.

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