About

Alastair Curtis (he/him) is a writer, critic, director and founder of The AIDS Plays Project. His writing has been published in Frieze, AnOther, The Economist, Prospect and The Observer amongst others and his debut short film Sweetheart, starring Ian Gelder and Kadiff Kirwan, will be released in late 2024.

Project

The AIDS Plays Project was founded in 2023 to re-stage and re-publish the theatrical works of queer writers whose lives were cut short due to HIV/AIDS-related illnesses. Striving for cultural recovery and repair, the project seeks to mend the connection between these playwrights and a younger generation of queer artists and audiences. In reviving these plays today, the project seeks to question what theatre would look like if these playwrights were still alive, and how returning their work to the stage now can help contemporary theatre-makers reimagine their own art. During his time as an associate, Curtis will research and develop works from The AIDS Plays Project for presentation at London Performance Studios throughout 2024–2025.