Never Let Me Go

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Event Never Let Me Go
Venue Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW
Umbrella Event Batch Festival 2019
First Date 8 May 2019
Opening Date 8 May 2019
Last Date 11 May 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Never Let Me Go chronicles the history of the AIDS epidemic in Sydney from the early ’80s as gay community groups mobilised to save lives and the Australian government fought religious dogma, moral crusaders and a fearful public to educate and quell a plague that could have ravaged many more.

Out of the fear and trauma, AIDS showed the world that gay men and women are human, with the same hopes, fears and capacity to love.

Set to a soaring ’80s soundtrack performed by an acapella choir, Never Let Me Go dramatises a tumultuous decade that saw the soldiers of AIDS fight fear with enlighte
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mikala Westall Assistant Director
Eva Di Paolo Costume Designer
Johann Walraven Director
Steven Kreamer Musical Director
Adriano Cappelletta Performer
Sam Marques Performer
Diana Popovska Performer
Daniel Ross Performer
David Woodland Performer
Luke Yager Performer
Adriano Cappelletta Producer
Adriano Cappelletta Writer
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 151972