Saved (Paperback, New Edition - New Edition)

Despite the fact that Saved includes a scene in which a baby is stoned to death, the author in his introduction terms his play "almost irrepressibly optimistic." Saved played the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1965 until it was forced to close down by the police, its depiction of violence "from boredom" too specific for the law. Sir Laurence Olivier considers it "sacramental catharsis"; Penelope says that it "will certainly pass into the canon of works that turn out to have affected future thinking." All in all, Saved appears to be a show stopper and a theatrical milestone. (Kirkus Reviews)

Described by its author as 'almost irresponsibly optimistic', Saved is a play set in London in the sixties. Its subject is the cultural poverty and frustration of a generation of young people on the dole and living on council estates. The play was first staged privately in November 1965 at the Royal Court Theatre before members of the English Stage Society in a time when plays were still censored. With its scenes of violence, including the stoning of a baby, Saved became a notorious play and a cause celebre. In a letter to the Observer, Sir Laurence Olivier wrote: 'Saved is not a play for children but it is for grown-ups, and the grown-ups of this country should have the courage to look at it.' Saved has had a marked influence on a whole new generation writing in the 1990s. Edward Bond is "a great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright" (Independent)

General

Imprint:	Methuen Drama
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Modern Classics
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	May 1988
Authors:	Edward Bond
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	124
Edition:	New Edition - New Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-413-31360-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	0-413-31360-3
Barcode:	9780413313607

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