{"product_id":"9781408160633","title":"Bond Plays: 9 Innocence; Window, Tune, Balancing Act; The Edge","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBond Plays: 9\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInnocence; Window, Tune, Balancing Act; The Edge\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEdward Bond\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward Bond Plays:9\u003c\/i\u003e brings together recent work by the writer of the classic stage plays \u003ci\u003eSaved\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLear, The Pope's Wedding, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Early Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume comprises five new plays and a comprehensive introduction by the author exploring theories of writing and theatre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e is the final play in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Pentad\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003ci\u003e Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e must seek refuge in each other to escape the cruelty of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWindow, Tune, Balancing Act \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition also includes some of Bond's previously unpublished \u003ci\u003eTheatre Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdward Bond's\u003c\/b\u003e grim portrait of urban violence, \u003ci\u003eSaved\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), in which a baby is stoned in its pram, aroused much admiration as well as a ban from the Lord Chamberlain. His provocative plays include \u003ci\u003eEarly Morning\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), \u003ci\u003eLear \u003c\/i\u003e(1971), \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eThe Fool\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), \u003ci\u003eRestoration\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eThe War Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and \u003ci\u003eOlly's Prison \u003c\/i\u003e(1992).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 September 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408160633\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331368485004,"sku":"9781408160633","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3d05bd80-7e6d-4cde-8478-76bfce1c9bf2.jpg?v=1783596146","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408160633","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}