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Bent

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By Martin Sherman(Playwright)

Setting: Berlin, 1934 - following the Night of the Long Knives

Year Written1979

Original LanguageEnglish

Type of WorkFull Length Play

ThemesDrama, LGBTQIA+

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Scene Breakdown (11)

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
One	One	Max and Rudy's apartment	Complete
One	Two	Greta's nigthclub - on stage and back stage	Complete
One	Three	A park in Cologne, Germany - two years later	Complete
One	Four	The forest, in front of a tent - later that night.	Complete
One	Five	A prison transport train - late that night, into the next morning	Complete
One	Six	Dachau bunk house - some time later.	Complete
Two	One	Dachau yard - one month later	Complete
Two	Two	Same yard - three days later	Complete
Two	Three	Same yard - two months later.	Complete
Two	Four	Same yard - two months later.	Complete
Two	Five	Same yard - three days later.	Complete

Characters (14)

Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
Max	Male	late 20s	656	Act One, Scene OneAct One, Scene TwoAct One, Scene ThreeAct One, Scene FourAct One, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Maxout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Horst	Male	20s +	454	Act One, Scene FiveAct One, Scene SixAct Two, Scene OneAct Two, Scene TwoAct Two, Scene Three	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Horstout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Rudy	Male	20s	159	Act One, Scene OneAct One, Scene TwoAct One, Scene FourAct One, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Rudyout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Wolf	Male	20s	27	Act One, Scene One	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Wolfout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Greta	Male	30s	28	Act One, Scene Two	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Gretaout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Uncle Freddie	Male	50s	27	Act One, Scene Three	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Uncle Freddieout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Captain	Male	20s +	44	Act One, Scene OneAct Two, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Captainout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Officer	Male	20s +	11	Act One, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Officerout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Guard 1	Male	20s +	31	Act One, Scene OneAct One, Scene FiveAct Two, Scene OneAct Two, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Guard 1out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Guard 2	Male	20s	0	Act One, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Guard 2out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Kapo	Male	20s +	2	Act One, Scene Six	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Kapoout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Prisoner 1	—	—	0	Act One, Scene FiveAct One, Scene Six	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Prisoner 1out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Prisoner 2	—	—	0	Act One, Scene FiveAct One, Scene Six	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Prisoner 2out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Prisoner 3	—	—	0	Act One, Scene Five	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Prisoner 3out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

Production List (3)

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Opening Night	Closing Night	🎭 Production Name	🏛️ Company	🏢 Stage
12 Oct 2017	21 Oct 2017	Bent	TotoToo	Gladstone Theatre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
22 Sep 2006	—	Bent	—	Trafalgar Studio 1 London, England, United Kingdom
2 Dec 1979	28 Jun 1980	Bent	—	New Apollo Theatre New York City, United States