Saved by Edward Bond | Resources

Saved Further Reading

Browne, Terry W. Playwrights' Theatre: The English Stage Company at the Royal Court, Pitman Publishing, Ltd., 1975.

Tells the story of the theatre that was primarily responsible for making theatre more socially relevant in post-World War II England. It contains a segment that deals in detail with the first Saved production and the ensuing court case.

Cohn, Ruby. Retreats from Realism in Recent English Drama, Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Deals with developments of British Drama since about 1965, including works by Edward Bond. It gives a good overview and covers briefly such critical movements as post-modernism.

Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volumes 13 & 14: British Dramatists Since World War II, Gale, 1982.

This excellent compilation contains entries on every major British dramatist since World War II and also includes articles on the Arts Council of Great Britain and all the major subsidized companies.

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