Angels in America
Books | Drama / General
4.5
Tony Kushner
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Originally premiered in Britain at the National Theatre, London, where it won the Evening Standard Best Play Award, Tony Kushner's Angels in America went on to win two Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This volume contains both Part One: Millennium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika, plus 45 pages of bonus material including a new introduction by the playwright, a full production history, deleted scenes, and notes on staging. It was published alongside a new production in 2017 at the National Theatre, London, directed by Marianne Elliott and starring Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey.
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Author
Tony Kushner
Pages
352
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Published Date
2017
ISBN
1848426313 9781848426313
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"This play is an incredibly impactful, oddly funny, and nuanced representation of the aids crisis, and the different ways Queer people were affected by it. I felt so many contrary emotions while reading this play, and I point that to how multi-faceted and human these characters are. 10/10, would recommend, especially to someone whose wanting to branch out and read more queer literature. (This book is, however, incredibly dark and tragic, tackling themes of cheating, addiction, death, homophobia, transphobia, racism, etc., so be sure to be in the right mental space when/if you decide to read it.) "
Dylan Thomas (she/her)
"SUCH A GOOD READ! I definitely need to read more novels with lgbtq+ narratives and perspectives. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I see that it's a series so I might continue it. It's been a while since I've read a series. This might be the one"
Idalis Mendoza-Bustos
"One of the best plays I’ve ever seen/read"
Isabel Tyan