First Time

Nathaniel can’t seem to forget his. To be fair, he has had it playing on repeat for the last 15 years. But now the party is over, the balloons have all burst and he’s left living his best queer life: brunching on pills, watching daytime TV, and procrastinating on Google…

Award-winning HIV+ theatre-maker Nathaniel Hall (Channel 4’s It’s a Sin) and Dibby Theatre present their critically acclaimed ‘hilarious’ and ‘heart breaking’ autobiographical show about growing up positive in a negative world.

Diagnosed as HIV+ two weeks before his 17th birthday and after his first ever sexual experience, Nathaniel lived in secrecy for nearly 15 years, but in 2017 aged 31, he had a breakdown, came out to his family as HIV+ and created his gut wrenchingly honest and equally hilarious play.

First Time was one of The Guardian and The Stage’s Top Shows Edinburgh Fringe 2019 and British Theatre Critics Choice 2021.