Bond, Edward (Vol. 6) - Bond, Edward 1934–
Bond, Edward 1934–
Bond, a Londoner from a working-class background, is a controversial playwright around whose plays Saved and Early Morning was fought the battle over censorship which involved the Arts Council, The British Council, The Foreign Office, and members of Parliament (Early Morning was the last play to be banned by the Lord Chamberlain before he lost that power). J. W. Lambert has written that, although Bond's talent has never been questioned, "the uses he has put it to have satisfied only sensationalists." (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 25-28.)
Interesting, because of its author's standing, is the best one can say of Edward Bond's Bingo…; in itself it was I'm afraid quite the reverse. His capacity for defeating his own ends here takes a new turn. His first play to be given a proper public showing, Saved, was concerned to expose the fact that inarticulate people suffer too, especially...
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