The AIDS Plays Project

An anthology showcasing eight plays by lesser-known but pioneering queer writers who died from HIV/AIDS-related illnesses, interwoven with oral histories by those who knew them and responses from a generation of writers who have come of age in the wake of the epidemic.

Alastair Curtis is the founder of The AIDS Plays Project, a campaign to revive and republish the theatrical works of writers whose lives were cut short by HIV/AIDS. The project has been featured in Interview, The Face, Hero, The Evening Standard , and The Financial Times , who wrote, “play by play, The AIDS Plays Project is reshaping the queer theatrical canon.” His writing has been published in Frieze, Prospect, The Economist, AnOther, and The Observer , while his debut short film, Sweetheart , set in an eighteenth-century Molly House, premiered at Sundance 2025. He studied English at University College London and the University of Oxford.