Plays: 9

<p><i>Edward Bond Plays:9</i> brings together recent work by the writer of the classic stage plays <i>Saved</i> <i>Lear The Pope's Wedding </i>and<i> Early Morning</i>. The volume comprises five new plays and a comprehensive introduction by the author exploring theories of writing and theatre. <p/><i>Innocence</i> is the final play in <i>The Paris Pentad</i> a dramatic epic stretching from the 1940s to the end of the twenty-first century. The conflicts at the heart of civilisation have erupted into violence and the characters in<i> Innocence</i> must seek refuge in each other to escape the cruelty of war. <p/><i>Window Tune Balancing Act </i>and <i>The Edge</i> are plays commissioned by The Big Brum Theatre. With themes of drug use violence suicide and mother-son relations the plays focus on problems directly aimed at modern youth culture. Ideally suited to students performers and particularly university showcases they are short interesting and powerful pieces. <p/>This edition also includes some of Bond's previously unpublished <i>Theatre Poems</i>.</p>