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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

Richard Watts

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Photo by Ben Wolstencroft

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 is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts