Sent to Dachau for being gay, Max declines to wear the pink triangle. Instead, he claims a yellow star, believing Jewish prisoners may be treated with a fraction more mercy. In a camp built to strip men of identity and hope, survival becomes an act of daily defiance. There, Max renews his friendship with Horst – a fellow prisoner who wears his pink triangle with pride. As brutality closes in, an unexpected love takes hold, challenging Max’s fear and self-denial. In a place designed to erase dignity, love becomes his rebellion, giving him the courage to finally claim his true self. (Cast 11+m)

Bent took London by storm when it was first seen at the Royal Court Theatre, London, starring Ian McKellen and Tom Bell. It transferred via the Criterion Theatre to Broadway, where it received a Tony nomination for Best Play and won The Dramatists’ Guild Hull-Warriner Award. In 1990 Sean Mathias directed a National Theatre revival of the play, followed by a film version starring Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Ian McKellen and Clive Owen. 2006 saw a new West End production by Daniel Kramer, starring Alan Cumming and Chris New. The play has now been performed in 60 countries.