Edward Bond
Bond's theater is among the most violently political in the British tradition, using extreme physical action to expose the systemic violence of capitalist society. Saved, with its baby-stoning scene, remains one of the most controversial British plays of the 20th century.
Works
- SavedShocking play about a baby's death forcing examination of class, morality, and violence
- LearViolent reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear set in dystopian post-apocalyptic society
- The SeaPlay of memory and displacement exploring regret between strangers watching the sea
- BingoExistential drama of William Shakespeare confined by age and fear of irrelevance
- RestorationPolitical restoration drama set during upheaval of post-revolutionary English society
- The BundleDialectical play about peasants, revolution, and the failure of political transformation