- Title
- Latex Theatre & AIDS Activism
- Date
- 1994
- Contributor
- Janet Jones and Roni Guetta
- Format
- jpg
- Type
- Jpg
- Creator
- Janet Jones
- Spatial Coverage
- Leeds and London
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Attribution - Non Commercial - Share Alike 4.0 International License
- Temporal Coverage
- 1993-1995
Description:
Latex Theatre was initiated as part of a sexual health project, in Leeds, in the early 90s. The group met weekly in the AIDS Advice Centre, and wrote collectively and individually.
1. A manuscript of a poem that Janet co-wrote in 1994 with her partner. The poem was read and performed on tour across the country.
2. A photograph of Janet and another member of Latex theatre performing a short piece at London Pride between 1993 and 1995.
The piece was short and punchy and delivered in an angry tone. Each of the sentences was made from tabloid newspaper headlines, and the homophobic language used around HIV/AIDS.
"AIDS, you're better off dead.
AIDS, a bullet in the head.
AIDS, you made your bed, lay on it"
3. Stupid Bastard: a sketch written by Janet Jones for Latex Theatre in 1993. The piece is a commentary on current legislation on AIDS, rape, MSM, the prison population, the age of consent, and drug use.
Enid 1
Enid 2
Performing with Later at London Pride
Stupid Bastard 1
Stupid Bastard 2
Stupid Bastard 3
