Casey & Diana
Feature Film
Casey and Diana is a feature-length cinematic capture of the Stratford Festival stage production, written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Nick Green, originally directed for the stage by Andrew Kushnir, and directed for the screen by Nicholas Shields of Suede. Based on true events, the play recounts Princess Diana’s landmark 1991 visit to Casey House, Toronto’s first freestanding AIDS hospice, at a time when fear, misinformation, and stigma dominated public understanding of the crisis.
Set against the height of the AIDS epidemic, Casey and Diana explores themes of compassion, activism, media influence, and human connection. The story centres on Diana’s decision to publicly embrace patients, a simple but radical gesture that helped shift global perception around HIV/AIDS and brought visibility, dignity, and empathy to a deeply marginalized community.
Widely recognized as a culturally significant work in contemporary Canadian theatre, the play resonates not only as historical drama, but as a reflection on how individual acts of courage can challenge systemic fear and social prejudice.
Casey & Diana
Feature Film
Casey and Diana is a feature-length cinematic capture of the Stratford Festival stage production, written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Nick Green, originally directed for the stage by Andrew Kushnir, and directed for the screen by Nicholas Shields of Suede. Based on true events, the play recounts Princess Diana’s landmark 1991 visit to Casey House, Toronto’s first freestanding AIDS hospice, at a time when fear, misinformation, and stigma dominated public understanding of the crisis.
Set against the height of the AIDS epidemic, Casey and Diana explores themes of compassion, activism, media influence, and human connection. The story centres on Diana’s decision to publicly embrace patients, a simple but radical gesture that helped shift global perception around HIV/AIDS and brought visibility, dignity, and empathy to a deeply marginalized community.
Widely recognized as a culturally significant work in contemporary Canadian theatre, the play resonates not only as historical drama, but as a reflection on how individual acts of courage can challenge systemic fear and social prejudice.
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Casey & Diana
Feature Film
Casey and Diana is a feature-length cinematic capture of the Stratford Festival stage production, written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Nick Green, originally directed for the stage by Andrew Kushnir, and directed for the screen by Nicholas Shields of Suede. Based on true events, the play recounts Princess Diana’s landmark 1991 visit to Casey House, Toronto’s first freestanding AIDS hospice, at a time when fear, misinformation, and stigma dominated public understanding of the crisis.
Set against the height of the AIDS epidemic, Casey and Diana explores themes of compassion, activism, media influence, and human connection. The story centres on Diana’s decision to publicly embrace patients, a simple but radical gesture that helped shift global perception around HIV/AIDS and brought visibility, dignity, and empathy to a deeply marginalized community.
Widely recognized as a culturally significant work in contemporary Canadian theatre, the play resonates not only as historical drama, but as a reflection on how individual acts of courage can challenge systemic fear and social prejudice.
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
Casey & Diana
Feature Film
Casey and Diana is a feature-length cinematic capture of the Stratford Festival stage production, written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Nick Green, originally directed for the stage by Andrew Kushnir, and directed for the screen by Nicholas Shields of Suede. Based on true events, the play recounts Princess Diana’s landmark 1991 visit to Casey House, Toronto’s first freestanding AIDS hospice, at a time when fear, misinformation, and stigma dominated public understanding of the crisis.
Set against the height of the AIDS epidemic, Casey and Diana explores themes of compassion, activism, media influence, and human connection. The story centres on Diana’s decision to publicly embrace patients, a simple but radical gesture that helped shift global perception around HIV/AIDS and brought visibility, dignity, and empathy to a deeply marginalized community.
Widely recognized as a culturally significant work in contemporary Canadian theatre, the play resonates not only as historical drama, but as a reflection on how individual acts of courage can challenge systemic fear and social prejudice.
Casey & Diana
Feature Film
Casey and Diana is a feature-length cinematic capture of the Stratford Festival stage production, written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Nick Green, originally directed for the stage by Andrew Kushnir, and directed for the screen by Nicholas Shields of Suede. Based on true events, the play recounts Princess Diana’s landmark 1991 visit to Casey House, Toronto’s first freestanding AIDS hospice, at a time when fear, misinformation, and stigma dominated public understanding of the crisis.
Set against the height of the AIDS epidemic, Casey and Diana explores themes of compassion, activism, media influence, and human connection. The story centres on Diana’s decision to publicly embrace patients, a simple but radical gesture that helped shift global perception around HIV/AIDS and brought visibility, dignity, and empathy to a deeply marginalized community.
Widely recognized as a culturally significant work in contemporary Canadian theatre, the play resonates not only as historical drama, but as a reflection on how individual acts of courage can challenge systemic fear and social prejudice.