Bent

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Event Bent
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 4 June 1980
Last Date 2 August 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In 1930s Berlin Max and his lover/flatmate Rudy begin a nightmare odyssey through Nazi Germany, which placed homosexuals on a lower scale than Jews.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Germany
Homosexuality
Human Rights
World War 2
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Bowman Actor S. S. Captain
Stephen Clark Actor Gestapo Captain, S. S. Officer
Gary Day Actor Max
Neil Fitzpatrick Actor Horst
Patrick Frost Actor Rudy
Anthony Hawkins Actor Freddie
Johnny Quinn Actor Kapo, Prison Guard
Steve J Spears Actor Greta
Ian Strutt Actor Wolf
Robert Gavin Composer
Anne Fraser Designer
Bruce Myles Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Martin Sherman Playwright
Peter Roehlen Production Manager
Keith Foote Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Australian Lesbian and Gay Archive
Cast List MTC Records
Press Release
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Event Identifier 30636
Dataset AusStage