Edward Bond : the playwright speaks / David Tuaillon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuaillon, David, author, interviewer.

Contributor:

Tuaillon, David, editor.

Series:

Theatre makers

Theatre Makers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bond, Edward--Criticism and interpretation.

Bond, Edward.

Bond, Edward--Interviews.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

203 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2015.

Summary:

Over fifty years after his first appearance on the theatre scene, Edward Bond remains a hugely significant figure in the history of modern British and European playwriting. His plays are subject to much debate and often to misinterpretation. Yet he has been credited with developing a totally new theatre form, appropriate to the changing state of society and the prospects of our unstable humanity. In this unique book, David Tuaillon poses the most pressing and searching questions to Edward Bond himself, provoking answers to some of the most radical and profound innovations, and covering an extraordinary range of subjects and plays - in particular, Bond's latest works - with unparalleled clarity. Edward Bond: The Playwright Speaks is the most comprehensive, authoritative and in-depth account of the playwright's work and time in the theatre to date, distilling years and schools of thought into one single volume. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The one thing Shakespeare never does is despair 13

2 What is terrible about evil is not that it is banal but that it is domesticated 29

3 Language is an octopus with a million legs 49

4 In all these gaps there is the possibility of freedom 71

5 Truth can be very ugly but the desire for truth is always beautiful 91

6 Objects are people 111

7 The kitchen table and the edge of the universe 131

8 Reality doesn't become practical until it tells you its meaning 155

9 Nobody knows how to deal with innocence 177.

ISBN:

1472570065

9781472570062

1472570146

9781472570147

OCLC:

875520580