Nowadays that is less unusual than it once was, but the declaration of love does not follow a romantic scene. To begin with, Davis addresses the line to another man, an actor named David Brooks. Martha Swope©NYPL for the Performing Arts Moffett, Concetta Tomei, and Phillip Richard Allen in The Normal Heart Off-Broadway 23.įor more details about what’s happening in the Manila theater scene, please view our Theater Calendar.Brad Davis, D.

For ticket reservations, log on to or call the PETA Theater Center office at (0927) 391 7379 or (725) 6244 loc. Ticket prices are P1,200 for VIP, P1,000 for orchestra center and balcony center, P800 for orchestra sides and P500 for balcony sides. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City on June 3 (8pm), June 4 (3pm, 8pm) and June 5 (3pm and 8pm). The Normal Heart will run at The PETA Theater Center located at No. In line with the PETA tradition of staging plays that do not only entertain but also educate and promote awareness, the PETA Theater Center partners with The Necessary Theatre to bring to its stage, The Normal Heart, an award-winning play that has captured the hearts of its audiences during its Asian Premiere in Makati last July 2015. TJ Trinidad as Bruce Niles and Topper Fabregas as Felix Turner Second was that a re-run of the show is not only awaited, but needed. The first is that The Normal Heart was an artful awakening to the issue HIV/AIDS. Stripped of pomp and sincere to its core message, this straight play not only captures but also pierces the heart of the audience.Īmidst the raves from both theatergoers and non-theatergoers, two sentiments stood out. The Normal Heart presents a very timely issue that is too often mired in numbers, facts and statistics. They will be joined by Roselyn Perez, Red Concepcion, Nor Domingo and Jef Flores.

The cast is composed of Bart Guingona as Ned Weeks, Richard Cunanan as Ben Weeks, Topper Fabregas as Felix Turner and TJ Trinidad as Bruce Niles. Under the direction of topnotch theater artist Bart Guingona, the Filipino staging is no less relevant and powerful now as it was when it was first performed in New York’s Public Theatre in 1985.

It is a call to arms, chronicling a man’s personal crusade for justice amidst resistance, intolerance and ignorance on the part of government, family and friends. The Normal Heart debuted in Manila last year with limited runs in Makati City and has stirred the consciousness of those who have seen it.

Red Concepcion as Tommy Boatwright and TJ Trinidad as Bruce Niles

The normal heart 1985