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Bent: a play with the power to change laws and lives

Martin Sherman's powerful drama about the lives of gay men in Nazi Germany is set for a new Melbourne season.
25 Aug 2014 12:00
Richard Watts
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Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazi Party did their utmost to rid the German territories of any and all who did not conform to their vision of Aryan perfection. As well as attempting to carry out the systemic execution of every Jew in Europe, the Nazis also targeted other minorities, including the mentally and physically disabled, the Romani people, and homosexuals.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

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