Angels in America takes place in New York during the eighties. It is a mosaic of stories about people struggling with love, sexuality and the disastrous consequences of AIDS. Louis deserts his friend Prior, who is terminally ill. The marriage of Joe and Harper Pitt falls apart. The extreme-right lawyer Roy Cohn (Hans Kesting) discovers that power nor money will protect him from death. Hans Kesting received the Louis d’Or for his role. Angels in America was awarded the Pullitzer Prize and was made into a movie starring Al Pacino and Meryl Streep. Ivo van Hove made it into a five-hour theatre marathon.