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Jun 2, 2023 · Acclaimed playwright Martin Sherman on homophobia – and the ‘astonishing’ ageism in theatre. As Rose starring Maureen Lipman enjoys its West End run, the dramatist explains why he finds the...
Martin Gerald Sherman (born December 22, 1938) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 60 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his play Bent, which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust. Bent was a Tony nominee for Best Play in 1980 ...
May 22, 2023 · A quarter of a century after its premiere, Martin Sherman’s Rose has opened in the West End, starring Maureen Lipman. The American-born playwright tells Nick Smurthwaite about the play’s...
Bent (sometimes stylised as BENT) is a 1979 British-American play by Martin Sherman. It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany , and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives .
Playwright. Martin Sherman was born in Philadelphia, raised in New Jersey and educated at Boston University. He has lived in London for over forty years. He was a resident playwright at Playwrights Horizons in New York and a member of the ground-breaking theatre company Gay Sweatshop in London.
Sep 24, 2012 · This very enjoyable and timely revival of Martin Sherman's 1970s romcom Passing By is no different.” Everything Theatre “It seems astonishing that Passing By was written 40 years ago now, and first given a full staging in 1975 by Gay Sweatshop in London in a production that co-starred Simon Callow.
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Jun 18, 2023 · The award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Martin Sherman’s Rose transfers to the Ambassador’s Theatre for 28 performances, from Tuesday 23rd of May after sell-out runs at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, and The Park Theatre, London once again starring Maureen Lipman.
