PLAYS
Edward Bond is the author of over 50 plays, in a performed writing career dating from 1961.Works are as follows, followed by date of writing, director, and place and date of world premiere, if any.

Plays are available for purchase from Methuen Drama.

  • The Pope's Wedding
    (1961-62) Keith Johnstone, Royal Court Theatre, London, 9 December 1962

  • Saved
    (1964) William Gaskill, English Stage Society, Royal Court Theatre, London, 3 November 1965

  • A Chaste Maiden in Cheapside (Adaptation)
    (1965) 13 January 1966

  • The Three Sisters (Translation)
    (1966) 18 April 1967

  • Early Morning
    (1965-67) William Gaskill, English Stage Society, Royal Court Theatre London, 31 March 1968

  • Narrow Road to the Deep North
    (1968) Jane Howell, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 24 June 1968

  • Black Mass
    (1970) David Jones, Lyceum Theatre, London, 22 March 1970

  • Passion
    (1971) Bill Bryden, a CND Festival of Life on Easter, Alexandra Park Racecourse, 11 April 1971

  • Lear
    (1969-71) William Gaskill, Royal Court Theatre London, 29 September 1971

  • The Sea
    (1971-72) William Gaskill, Royal Court Theatre London, 22 May 1973

  • Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
    (1973) Jane Howell & John Dove, Northcott Theatre, November Exeter, 14 November 1973

  • Spring Awakening (Translation)
    (1974) 28 May 1974

  • The Fool: Scenes of Bread and Love
    (1974) Peter Gill, Royal Court Theatre London, 18 November 1975

  • Stone
    (1976) Gerald Chapman, Gay Sweatshop, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 8 June 1976

  • We Come to the River
    (1976) 12 July 1976

  • The White Devil (Adaptation)
    (1976) 12 July 1976

  • Grandma Faust (Part One of A-A-America)
    (1976) Jack Emery, Inter-Action's Ambiance Lunch-Hour Theatre Club, Almost Free Theatre, London, 25 October 1976

  • The Swing (Part Two of A-A-America)
    (1976) Jack Emery, Inter-Action's Ambiance Lunch-Hour Theatre Club, Almost Free Theatre, London, 22 November 1976

  • The Bundle: New Narrow Road To The Deep North
    (1977) Howard Davies, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Warehouse Theatre, London, 13 January 1978

  • The Woman: Scenes of War and Freedom
    (1974-77) Edward Bond, National Theatre (Olivier Stage), London, 10 August 1978

  • The Worlds
    (1979) Edward Bond, Newcastle University Theatre Society, Newcastle Playhouse, 8 March 1979

  • Restoration
    (1979-1980) Edward Bond, Royal Court Theatre, London, 22 July 1981

  • Orpheus
    (1981) Edward Bond, Royal Court Theatre, London, 2 November 1981

  • Summer
    (1980-81) Edward Bond, National Theatre (Cottlesloe Stage), London, 27 January 1982

  • Derek
    (1982) Nick Hamm, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford On Avon, 18 October 1982

  • After the Assassinations
    (1983) 1 March 1983

  • The Cat
    (1983) 6 June 1983

  • Human Cannon
    (1979-1983) Dan Baron Cohen, Quantum Theatre, Manchester, 2 February 1986

  • Red Black and Ignorant (Part One of The War Plays)
    (1983-84) Nick Hamm, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Pit, London, 19 January 1984

  • The Tin Can People (Part Two of The War Plays)
    (1984) Nick Philippou, Bread and Circus Theatre, Midland's Art Centre, Birmingham, 4 May 1984

  • Great Peace (Part Three of The War Plays)
    (1984-85) Nick Hamm, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Pit, London, 17 July 1985

  • Jackets
    (1986) Keith Sturgess, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Lancaster, Nuffield studio, Lancaster, 24 January 1989

  • September
    (1989) Greg Doran, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, 16 September 1989

  • In the Company of Men
    (1987-88) Alain Françon, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, 29 September 1992

  • Lulu: A Monster Tragedy (Translation)
    (1992) 2 March 1992

  • Olly's Prison
    (1990) Jorge Lavelli, Festival d'Avignon, 15 July 1993

  • Tuesday
    (1995) Claudia Stavisky, Théâtre de la Colline, Paris, 23 November 1995

  • At the Inland Sea
    (1995) Geoff Gillham, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, Broadway School, Aston, Birmingham, 16 October 1995

  • Coffee
    (1993-94) Dan Baron Cohen, The Rational Theatre Company, Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff, 27 November 1996

  • Eleven Vests
    (1995-97) Geoff Gillham, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, Birmingham, 7 October 1997

  • The Children
    (1999) Claudette Bryanston, Classwork Theatre, Manor Community College, Cambridge, 11 February 2000

  • Chair
    (2000) 7 April 2000

  • Have I None
    (2000) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre-in-Education Company, Birmingham, 2 November 2000

  • The Crime of the Twenty-First Century
    (1996-98) Leander Haussman, Schauspielhaus, Bochum, 28 May 1999

  • Existence
    (2002) Christian Benedetti, Studio Théâtre, Alfortville, 28 October 2002

  • The Balancing Act
    (2003) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, Birmingham, 10 October 2003

  • The Short Electra
    (2003-4) John Doona, Young People Drama Festival, 13 March 2004

  • The Under Room
    (2005) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, 12 October 2005

  • My Day
    (2002) 17 December 2005

  • Born
    (2002-03) Alain Francon, Festival d'Avignon, 10 July 2006

  • Arcade
    (2006) John Doona, Chester, 21 September 2006

  • Tune
    (2006) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre-in-Education Company, 26 February 2007

  • Innocence
    (2008), unperformed

  • A Window
    (2009) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, 21 October 2009

  • There Will Be More
    (2010) Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Good Night Out Presents, The Cock Tavern Theatre, 26 October 2010

  • The Edge
    (2011), Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, 15 October 2012

  • The Broken Bowl
    (2012), Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, 24 April 2012

  • The Angry Roads
    (2014) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, 6 October 2014

  • The Price of One
    (2016) Chris Cooper, Unifaun Theatre Productions & Teatru Manoel, 8 April 2016

  • Dea
    (2016) Edward Bond, Sutton Theatre, 26 May 2016



 

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