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Edward Bond
AuthorBooks · Second hand1934-2024
Thomas Edward Bond was an English playwright, theatre director, poet, dramatic theorist and screenwriter. He was the author of some 50 plays, among them Saved (1965), the production of which was instrumental in the abolition of theatre censorship in the UK. His other well-received works include Narrow Road to the Deep North (1968), Lear (1971), The Sea (1973), The Fool (1975), Restoration (1981), and the War Plays (1985). Bond was broadly considered among the major living dramatists but he has always been and remains highly controversial because of the violence shown in his plays, the radicalism of his statements about modern theatre and society, and his theories on drama.
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About Edward Bond
Birth
1934
Death
2024
First book
1958
Years writing
58
Thomas Edward Bond was an English playwright, theatre director, poet, dramatic theorist and screenwriter. He was the author of some 50 plays, among them Saved (1965), the production of which was instrumental in the abolition of theatre censorship in the UK. His other well-received works include Narrow Road to the Deep North (1968), Lear (1971), The Sea (1973), The Fool (1975), Restoration (1981), and the War Plays (1985). Bond was broadly considered among the major living dramatists but he has always been and remains highly controversial because of the violence shown in his plays, the radicalism of his statements about modern theatre and society, and his theories on drama.
Edward Bond was a prolific British playwright who wrote over two hundred works throughout his career.
His most iconic play, Saved, remains a fundamental pillar of contemporary theater.
Born in Holloway in 1934, Bond stood out as a multifaceted figure, working as a writer, director, and screenwriter.
His literary legacy spans a wide variety of genres, including poetry and opera librettos.
The author dedicated his life to exploring the complexity of English drama until his passing in 2024.
