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'Howling anger': How Angels in America and The Normal Heart confronted the Aids crisis by Ryan Gilbey

The pandemic inspired many works of art but two furious, turbulent plays written at its onset still tower over the rest. As both return, we explore their enduring power On 3 July 1981, a single-column item appeared on page 20 of the New York Times under the headline: "Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals." In the four decades since, the cultural response to Aids has spanned every art form. It's a Sin, Russell T Davies'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM on April 5, 2021

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