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A show about staying positive in a negative world. Conceived, written and performed by theatre-maker and HIV activist Nathaniel Hall (Its A Sin), First Time smashes through the stigma of HIV. Can you remember your first time? Nathaniel cant seem to forget his. To be fair, he has had it playing on repeat for the last 15 years. Now the party is over, the balloons have all burst and hes left living his best queer life: brunching on pills and Googling kangaroo vaginas, ancient condoms and human cesspits on a weekday morning or is he? Award-winning HIV+ theatre-maker Nathaniel Hall (Its a Sin) and Dibby Theatre present their critically acclaimed hilarious and heartbreaking hit autobiographical show about growing up positive in a negative world. Join him as he blows the lid on the secret hes been keeping all these years. The show accompanies Nathaniels continued activism to break down the stigma associated with the disease through talks, participatory projects, education and outreach. Through First Time, Nathaniel and Dibby Theatre are radically changing public attitudes to HIV. Blending arts with health and education, the show never feels like a lecture but packs a punch in its messaging. Each performance features a post-show discussion, with special guests. Please refer back to this page for updates over the next few weeks.
Address : Dibby Theatre
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6JA
Telephone : 0161 274 0600.
Website : Click Here
- 02 Oct – Annie Leibovitz (1949–), American portrait photographer
- 03 Oct – Eleonora Duse (1858–1924), Italian actress
- 04 Oct – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–), Icelandic politician, former Prime Minister of Iceland, world's first openly gay head of government
- 08 Oct – Kristanna Loken (1979–), American model & actress
- 11 Oct – Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), former First Lady of the USA & human rights activist
- 15 Oct – Jenna Talackova, Canadian beauty pageant contestant, model & TV personality
- 17 Oct – Laura Nyro (1947–1997), American songwriter, singer & pianist
- 18 Oct – Brittney Griner (1990–), American basketball player
- 18 Oct – Martina Navratilova (1956–), American tennis player
- 22 Oct – Saffron Burrows (1972–), English actress
- 23 Oct – Jean Acker (1893–1978), American actress
- 23 Oct – Ireland Baldwin (1995–), American model
- 23 Oct – Lilyan Tashman (1896–1934), American actress
- 25 Oct – Chely Wright (1970–), American country singer-songwriter
- 25 Oct – Claude Cahun (1894–1954), French artist, photographer & writer
- 26 Oct – Liliane Maestrini (1987–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 27 Oct – Katherine Bradley (1846–1914), English poet
- 28 Oct – Caitlyn Jenner (1949–), American TV personality & Olympic Gold Medalist in Decathlon (1976)
- 29 Oct – Michelle Brooke-Marciniak (1973–), American business executive, former WNBA basketball player
- 29 Oct – Ann-Marie MacDonald (1958–), Canadian playwright, novelist, actress & broadcast journalist
- 31 Oct – Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972), American playwright, poet and novelist
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