Tag: Hope Theatre
The Princess, the patient, and the handshake that changed the face of AIDS
Bren Gosling‘s play MOMENT OF GRACE captures a very significant moment that created such a seachange when Diana, Princess of Wales shook the hands of an AIDS patient in a London Hospice back in 1987. Bren Gosling talks about his play…. now at The Hope Theatre in London …. with QUEERGURU and how this one single…
The princess, the patient and the handshake that changed the face of AIDS
Queer Brit award-winning writer Bren Gosling latest play MOMENT OF GRACE tells the story of the famous visit by Diana Princess of Wales to Britain’s first AIDS Unit and its impact on three people: Andrew, a patient, Jude, a nurse, and Donnie, a fireman estranged from his son. AIDS was taboo. Even being seen…