Bent

Flesh and Blood Productions presents
BENT

by Martin Sherman

Directed by Scott Forster

Martin Sherman's worldwide hit play BENT took London by storm in 1979 when it was first performed by the Royal Court Theatre, with Ian McKellen as Max. The play itself caused an uproar. "It educated the world," Sherman explains. "People knew about how the Third Reich treated Jews and, to some extent, gypsies and political prisoners. But very little had come out about their treatment of homosexuals." The play BENT highlights the reason why: a largely ignored German law, Paragraph 175, making homosexuality a criminal offense, which Hitler reactivated and strengthened during his rise to power.

Revived by Forster in a time of social crisisboth in North America, where prejudice has made a recent resurgence, and around the globeShermans BENT tells of the struggle of accepting ones identity in the face of adversity and reinforces the absolute need for LBGTQ rights today.

MATURE/ADULT CONTENT INCLUDING NUDITY.  VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED.

Performing at the Grand Theatre, in the Baby Grand

Tickets are:

Students - $13.40 plus HST and handling fee

Adults - $19.40 plus HST and handling fee