Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2015, Reviewed in Germany on September 11, 2019, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2012. This play, one of Edward Bond's earliest and probably his most notorious play, is a starkly horrific, and horrifically funny, inside view of how and why people can be paralyzed and destroyed by lives "lived" in English urban slums. So, one first comment is that, while "Saved" is good writing, & the characters come alive...still, why 3 hours? There's a problem loading this menu right now. Edward Bond (born 18 July 1934) is an English playwright, theatre director, poet, theorist and screenwriter. The play was first staged privately in November 1965 at the Royal Court Theatre before members of the English Stage Society in a time when plays were still censored. THis was needed for a performance by my daughter who is studying drama at A2 level. After years of hearing about the famous scene in Saved, and wanting to read it, and maybe even see it, I finally got to do the former, and am here to pass on that this is a remarkable play, not to be missed if it is being presented near you, and is also a great read-who likes working their Cockney dialect?-and has a wallop of a core to boot. Please try your request again later. Very intense and heavy subject matter, it's a pretty deep read but a hard read if you're faint-of-heart. All this being said, and after having thought about what I have written in this review so far, I would advise all directors and actors who wish to stage this play to avoid reading-or following lockstep-the extended interpretive commentary by Davis that precedes and follows this play. Yesterday night, I saw the play "Saved", by Edward Bond, with 2 friends of mine. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Much of the ideology that Davis (or Bond) propounds in this long exposition, is either overly cumbersome luggage for any active staging of this play, or simply ludicrous and even despotic, a sort of aesthetic neo-Stalinism that if followed to the letter enchains inspiring staging into an iron vest. Something went wrong. Bond is broadly considered one among the major living dramatistsbut he has always been and remains highly controver… Unable to add item to List. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. I have rarely acquired and read a book where I had to think more, and where I had to fill as many of its blank pages with my own commentary. David Davis, a theatre academic, offers considerable, though insightful, commentary into the key terms and processes of Bond's own dramatic ideology, how his theatre differs from that of Brecht and Stanislavski, and how the three men provide different guidelines for the art of acting. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Yesterday night, I saw the play "Saved", by Edward Bond, with 2 friends of mine. Learn more about the program. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2020, Got this for educational purposes - A level drama - struggled to read the small print, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2015. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2020, Got this for educational purposes - A level drama - struggled to read the small print, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2015. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It was translated in Greek, but I'm sure it doesn't lose anything of the original English text in the translation, which was excellent. The play lasted a little more than 3 hours, which in itself was exhausting. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Bond's guideline to the theatre, briefly, is to enable the actors, and through them the audience, to rediscover their basic humanity, and their "radical innocence", by exposing and casting aside the human-killing ideologies of state-work-religion-family-power-violence that keep men and women self-deluded, ignorant, and helpless. Edward Bond's Saved Leo Benedictus: With the critics horrified and wondering why they came, this revival of Edward Bond's grimfest must be a success Published: 17 Oct 2011 Kindle version has a few mistakes and formatting errors - for £8 I expected better. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Bond Plays: 1: Saved; Early Morning; The Pope's Wedding (Contemporary Dramatists) (Vol 1), Sarah Kane: Complete Plays: Blasted; Phaedra's Love; Cleansed; Crave; 4.48 Psychosis; Skin (Contemporary Dramatists). Please try again. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. I have rarely acquired and read a book where I had to think more, and where I had to fill as many of its blank pages with my own commentary. The best writer, be it in poetry, prose or drama, writes less, not more to explain himself/herself to the audience. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Much of the ideology that Davis (or Bond) propounds in this long exposition, is either overly cumbersome luggage for any active staging of this play, or simply ludicrous and even despotic, a sort of aesthetic neo-Stalinism that if followed to the letter enchains inspiring staging into an iron vest. Something went wrong. His understanding, and dismissal, of Stanislavski, and his own acting techniques, as a mere pawn for Stalinism is simply ridiculous. Saved has had a marked influence on a whole new generation writing in the 1990s.Edward Bond is "a great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright" (Independent). Its subject is the cultural poverty and frustration of a generation of young people on the dole and living on council estates. It was translated in Greek, but I'm sure it doesn't lose anything of the original English text in the translation, which was excellent. This play, one of Edward Bond's earliest and probably his most notorious play, is a starkly horrific, and horrifically funny, inside view of how and why people can be paralyzed and destroyed by lives "lived" in English urban slums. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $11.98 Shipping to Poland. Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2002. Bond Plays: 1: Saved; Early Morning; The Pope's Wedding (Contemporary Dramatists) (Vol 1), Sarah Kane: Complete Plays: Blasted; Phaedra's Love; Cleansed; Crave; 4.48 Psychosis; Skin (Contemporary Dramatists). There's a problem loading this menu right now. Unable to add item to List. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017, There goes Len, seeing Their misery from the inside, Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2008. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The play lasted a little more than 3 hours, which in itself was exhausting. 27 reviews Described by its author as 'almost irresponsibly optimistic', Saved is a play set in London in the sixties. So, one first comment is that, while "Saved" is good writing, & the characters come alive...still, why 3 hours? Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Good service by vendor. After years of hearing about the famous scene in Saved, and wanting to read it, and maybe even see it, I finally got to do the former, and am here to pass on that this is a remarkable play, not to be missed if it is being presented near you, and is also a great read-who likes working their Cockney dialect?-and has a wallop of a core to boot. Yesterday night, I saw the play "Saved", by Edward Bond, with 2 friends of mine. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. 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. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Please try again. There was a problem loading your book clubs. This play superficially resembles the works of the "Angry Young Men" of the mid-1950s-early 1960s, though it is far darker and more weighted with thought. Please try again. Described by its author as 'almost irresponsibly optimistic', Saved is a play set in London in the sixties. Good service by vendor. Bond's guideline to the theatre, briefly, is to enable the actors, and through them the audience, to rediscover their basic humanity, and their "radical innocence", by exposing and casting aside the human-killing ideologies of state-work-religion-family-power-violence that keep men and women self-deluded, ignorant, and helpless. Bond's "authentic" Marxism-as-drama is, as I reconsider what I have read here, is no more correct than Brecht's own, which Davis takes care to defame, both as ideology and as evocative of the sort of man Brecht was. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2015, Reviewed in Germany on September 11, 2019, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2012. In a letter to the Observer, Sir Laurence Olivier wrote: 'Saved is not a play for children but it is for grown-ups, and the grown-ups of this country should have the courage to look at it.' This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2002. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The Dramatic Publishing Company (January 1, 1982), Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018. it's a pretty deep read but a hard read if you're faint-of-heart, Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016. Inspire a love of reading with Prime Book Box for Kids. Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017, There goes Len, seeing Their misery from the inside, Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2008. You do not have to buy every inch of Bond's own rather complex ideology-ironic, since Davis writes that Bond is intent on killing the power "ideology" has to pervert our humanity into avenues of dumb indifference, nihilistic violence, and narcissistic consumerism-to fully enjoy this great play. Edward Bond is "a great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright" (Independent)
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