{"product_id":"bent-the-play-9781557833365","title":"Bent: The Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin 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 (a character written with the actor in mind). 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.  Gays were arrested and interned at work camps prior to the genocide of Jews  gypsies  and handicapped  and continued to be imprisoned even after the fall of the Third Reich and liberation of the camps. 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.","brand":"Hal Leonard Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515900727639,"sku":"9781557833365","price":16.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781557833365.jpg?v=1745428189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bent-the-play-9781557833365","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}