Overview
Over 50 years after his first appearance on the
theatre scene, Edward Bond remains a hugely significant figure in the
history of modern British playwriting. His plays are the subject of much
debate and frequent misinterpretation, with his extensive use of
allegory and metaphor to comment on the state of society and humanity in
general leading to many academics, theatre practitioners and students
trying - and often failing - to make sense of his plays over the years.
In this unique collection, David Tuaillon puts these pressing questions
and mysteries to Edward Bond himself, provoking answers to some of his
most elusive dramatic material, and covering an extraordinary range of
plays and subjects with real clarity. With a particular focus on Bond's
later plays, about which much less has been written, this book draws
together very many questions and issues within a thematic structure,
while observing chronology within that.