1st Edition

Edward Bond Letters: Volume 5

Edited By Ian Stuart Copyright 1994

    First Published in 1994. Edward Bond Letters, Volume V, contains over thirty letters and papers covering Bond's controversial views on violence and justice, plays, writers and directors, and a postscript that is Bond's discussion of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. The explosive content of these letters applies to Bond's plays and society as a whole; Bond believes that all violence is the manifestation of an unbalanced and dangerous society. As with the four preceding volumes in this collection, Edward Bond is critical of present theatre, but at the same time his observations are useful in indicating how theatre can be changed. Bond's illustrations provide accompaniment to the letters.

    Part 1 Acting and directing: letter to - Michael Fuller, Mark Ellis, Nigel Jamieson, Oleg Yefremov, Calum Mac Crimmon, Patricia Bond. Part 2 Theatre events: letter to - Moshen Baraket, John Clemo, Benjamin May, Peter Smith. Part 3 Politics: letter to - Ria Julian, Gulsen Sayin, Roberta Galeotti, Ahmed Elhag, Geoff Gillham, Hilde Klein, Benjamin May. Part 4 Productions: letter to - Ian Stuart, Adrian Noble, David Jansen, Max Stafford-Clark, Ruby Cohn.

    Biography

    Stuart, Ian