Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin are young lads, strangers at first, leaving home at 18 and heading off to London in 1981 with hope, ambition and joy… and walking straight into a virus that most of the world ignores.
The landmark award winning TV series by Russell T Davies screened on Channel 4 five years ago, shining a light on the lives of young people fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 80s and early 90s. Millions of viewers took the show to their heart. HIV testing increased overnight.
For SCENE: Manchester LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival and ahead of it being adapted into a dance production by Rambert (premiering in February 2027 at Aviva Studios) all 5 episodes of It’s A Sin are being screened together on the big screen for the first time.
Before the screening join Russell T Davies (Writer), Nicola Shindler (Executive Producer), Phil Collinson (Producer) and cast members, Lydia West, Nathaniel Hall and Nathaniel Curtis, for a panel discussing the programme, the real stories behind the characters, the show’s legacy and how the series will be retold for the stage.
TIMINGS
3.30pm Doors
4.00pm Panel conversation in the Theatre
5.00pm Interval
5.25pm Feature introduction by Russell T Davies
5.30pm Episodes 1 & 2
7.00pm Interval
7.30pm Episodes 3, 4 & 5
10pm Event ends
Event duration: 6 hours
TICKETS
General Admission: £15 (+ £2.50 booking fee)
Concessions & Aviva £10 tickets available (+ £2.50 booking fee)
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Director: Peter Hoar
Producer: Phil Collinson
Screenwriter: Russell T. Davies
Talent:
Olly Alexander as Ritchie Toze
Lydia West as Jill Baxter
Omari Douglas as Roscoe Babatunde
Callum Scott Howells as Colin Morris-Jones
Nathaniel Curtis as Ash Mukherjee
Keeley Hawes as Valerie Tozer
Shaun Dooley as Clive Tozer
Neil Patrick Harris as Henry Coltrane
Stephen Fry as Arthur Garrison
Tracy-Ann Oberman as Carol Carter
Country of Origin: UK
Language: English
Subtitles: Yes
Release Year: 2021
Content Guidance: Strong sex, nudity, sex references, language, discrimination, drug misuse and upsetting scenes, including illness, HIV/AIDS and death.
Age Rating: 15
Runtime: 233 minutes (5 episodes)
Accessibility: For access and facilities information, visit Aviva Studios
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