Citylife in Lichfield February 2020

First Time at
Lichfield
Garrick
The Garrick’s drama season opens with the critically
acclaimed award-winning one man show ‘First Time’ on
Friday 7th February in the Studio theatre.
Starring theatre maker and HIV activist Nathaniel
Hall, First Time is based on Nathaniel’s personal
experience living with HIV after contracting the virus
from his first sexual encounter, aged just 16. After
coming out of the HIV+ closet in late 2017 Nathaniel
has created this refreshingly honest and equally
hilarious show about living with his life-changing secret.
Diagnosed two weeks before his 17th birthday, and just
months after coming out as gay to his family, Nathaniel
kept his HIV status from almost everybody closest to
him for over 14 years.
The show is a humorous and heartfelt piece of
theatre that not only transforms audiences into HIV
allies, but also helps them rid toxic shame from their
own lives. In 2019, First Time took the Edinburgh
Fringe by storm during a four-week run – don’t miss
your chance to see it at the Lichfield Garrick!
Performance starts at 7.45pm and has a running time
of 65 minutes.
Tickets, priced £15.00, are available from the
Lichfield Garrick Box Office on Castle Dyke, ring 01543
412121 or book direct online at:
www.lichfieldgarrick.com
For more information on Nathaniel, see his website:
www.nathanieljhall.co.uk
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