Edward Bond (born 18 July 1934) is an English playwright, theatre director, poet, theorist and screenwriter. He is the author of some fifty plays, among them Saved (1965), the production of which was instrumental in the abolition of theatre censorship in the UK. Bond is broadly considered one among the major living dramatists but he has always been and remains highly controversial because of the violence shown in his plays, the radicalism of his statements about modern theatre and society, and his theories on drama.
Edward Bond was born on 18 July 1934 into a lower working class family in Holloway, North London. As a child during World War II he was evacuated to the countryside but was present during the bombings on London in 1940 and 1944. This early exposure to the violence and terror of war probably shaped themes in his work, while his experience of the evacuation gave him an awareness of social alienation which would characterise his writing.
His first contact with theatre was music-hall, where his sister used to be sawn in two in a conjuror's sideshow. At fourteen, with his class he saw a performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth by Donald Wolfit which was revelatory. He later explained that this performance was the first time he had been presented with traumatic experiences comparable to his own in a way he could apprehend and give meaning to.
Lyric Hammersmith presents Edward Bond
Edward Bond Rare Interview.mp4
Interview with Edward Bond on Tune
Edward Bond Le théâtre de la raison
Rouge, Noir et Ignorant d'Edward Bond. (Teaser Scène IV "Manger")
BBC R4 Edward Bond's 'Chair'
The Edward Bond Festival
Open rehearsal of The Edge with Edward Bond and Big Brum
Edward Bond Auschwitz
Spaseni, Edward Bond
Saved - Edward Bond. LUU Theatre Group - Meet the cast! (1/5)
Edward Bond Répétitions de Chaise
GERETTET von Edward Bond- Trailer
Edward Bond Situations fondamentales
Lyric Hammersmith presents Edward Bond
Edward Bond Rare Interview.mp4
Interview with Edward Bond on Tune
Edward Bond Le théâtre de la raison
Rouge, Noir et Ignorant d'Edward Bond. (Teaser Scène IV "Manger")
BBC R4 Edward Bond's 'Chair'
The Edward Bond Festival
Open rehearsal of The Edge with Edward Bond and Big Brum
Edward Bond Auschwitz
Spaseni, Edward Bond
Saved - Edward Bond. LUU Theatre Group - Meet the cast! (1/5)
Edward Bond Répétitions de Chaise
GERETTET von Edward Bond- Trailer
Edward Bond Situations fondamentales
Brettlyn Reich vs. Edward Bond at 2013 West Jr. Reg. - GR (High School)
"Τίποτα δικό μου" του Edward Bond
Edward Bond vs. Isaac Jimenez at 2013 West Jr. Freestyle Regional
Edward Bond : "Les gens", nouvelle pièce crée en France
Lear (Edward Bond)
GH - Emily & Edward bond - March 1995
Edward Bond on writing for young people
SAVED by Edward Bond - Leeds University Union Thea
Big Brum - The Broken Bowl by Edward Bond 1
Interview Cécile Mourier, pour LES ENFANTS d'Edward Bond
Rouge, Noir et Ignorant d'Edward Bond. (Interview des metteurs en scène entrecoupé d'extraits)
Twilight Bond Stephenie Meyer Day 2011 - Bella and Edward Interview
The EDGE Interview Part 2
ONE DIRECTION WORLD PREMIERE: Perrie Edwards gushes over fiance' Zayn Malik
Jimmy Bond - The Wrecking Crew Interview
Bruton Parish Church: Edward Bond 300th Presentation
Alan Rickman-off with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jimmy Fallon (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
The Graham Norton Show - Bond Edition: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Javier Bardem part 1/3
Outward bound
Upon a ship that sails no ocean
Outward bound
It has no crew but me and you
All alone
When just a minute ago
The shore was filled with people
With people that we knew
Outward bound
Upon a journey without ending
Outward bound
Uncharted waters beneath are far, far behind
The green familiar shore is fading into time
And time has left us now
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So farewell, adieu, so long,voya condios
May they find whatever they are looking for
Remember when the wine was better than ever again
We could not ask
We could not ask for more
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Outward bound
Upon a ship with tattered sails
Outward bound
Along a crooked, lonesome trail
Things we learned, will just be satisfied in knowing
And we' ll tell it to our kids as a fairytale
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We could not ask, we could not ask for more