PREVIEW: Portsmouth Pride: The Pink Triangle – Untold story of gays in World War II

 

Life being a homosexual can still be difficult. Home Office figures show that the number of homophobic attacks reported to police leapt by nearly a quarter last year.

Police forces in England and Wales recorded 5,597 hate crimes against gays and lesbians in 2014-15, a rise of 22 per cent on the previous 12 months. The spike in violence and abuse based on victims’ sexual orientation emerged in statistics revealing a continued rise in offences which are classified as hate crimes.

The Gay community in Portsmouth is getting together for their first Portsmouth Pride Arts Festival being held in June.

Groundlings Theatre, a keen supporter of equality, has become involved with a new production based on a true story of love and survival.

The Pink Triangle, directed by Richard Stride is a story about Luca, an artist from (the former) Yugoslavia, who is accused of homosexuality and as a result is sent to Dachau Nazi Concentration Camp during World War Two. His experiences of survival and determination to live are an inspiration to us all.

Richard, said: “This was an important story that needs to be told, especially in the current climate with so much hatred, suspicion and fear”.

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Event: The Pink Triangle

Where: Groundlings Theatre, 42 Kent Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3BS

When: Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday June 16

Time: 8pm

Cost: Tickets Adults £14, concessions £12

 

Box Office: 023 9273 7370