Bent

Bent

Mark Taper Forum
135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles

In 1934 Berlin, two men are thrown on a train to Dachau as part of the Gestapo's plan to cleanse the city of "perverts." One vehemently denies his lover to the guards, but at the camp, he learns that true dignity lies in acknowledging who he is. Bent is an award-winning WWII drama written by Martin Sherman that tracks the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. The play is historically significant because, before Bent's first staging in London in 1979, there was little awareness of Nazi treatment of homosexuals. With its potent statement, the play has helped increase historical research of and education about their abuse. Compelling, heartbreaking and witty, Bent can now be seen in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum.

Thru - Aug 23, 2015