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Bond Plays: No. 8 (Contemporary Dramatists): Born; People; Chair; Existence; the Under Room No. 8
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Product Description
Edward Bond Plays:8 brings together recent work by the writer of the classic stage plays Saved, Lear, The Pope's Wedding, and Early Morning. The volume comprises five new plays and two prose essays: Two Cups: introductory essay Born: the third play in the Colline Tetralogy (the first two of which appear in Edward Bond Plays:7); premiering at the Avignon Festival in July 2006. People: the fourth play in the Colline Tetralogy Chair: first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000. Existence: first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002. The Under Room: first staged by Big Brum in October 2005; 'an intricate puzzle that is compelling in both its intellectual and emotional intensity'5 stars (Guardian) Freedom and Drama: an extended disquisition on the relationship of drama to the self and society in which Bond argues that drama alone can create human meaning.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #457271 in Books
- Published on: 2006-12-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"'The greatest of post-war British playwrights' Lyn Gardiner, Guardian"
About the Author
Edward Bond first gained wide prominence at London's Royal Court Theatre after the 1965 staging of his most famous play, Saved. His other work includes The Pope's Wedding, Early Morning, Narrow Road to the Deep North, Lear and some two dozen other dramas. He frequently writes for newspapers and journals, reflecting on the state of theatre.
