Edward Bond Season Takes To The Stage At Cock Tavern Theatre

Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Berislav Juraic for Good Night Out Presents Edward Bond SEASON 14 September - 13 November 2010

Announcing the new world premiere by Edward Bond

THERE WILL BE MORE
a new world premiere of Edward Bond play
directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher

The first London world premiere of Edward Bond play in decades is directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher, artistic director of The King's Head and The c*ckTavern Theatres. Edward Bond is closely involved in the rehearsals for the newly commissioned play.

Edward Bond's new play is a harrowing portrait of a world gripped by endless war, and of the toll this takes on personal and social relationships. A heroine, Dea, has committed a terrible act and has been exiled; and when she meets someone from her past, she is forcefully confronted by the broken society that drove her to commit her crimes. The play simultaneously presents a forceful challenge to contemporary drama: examining its progress, its place and what it does for mankind.

Edward Bond Season continues next week with The Under Room and The Fool.

THE FOOL

The Fool will be directed by Edward Bond, a change from what was previously announced. The Fool concerns the life of the 19th century peasant poet John Clare who described the spirit of the rural rebellion against growing industrial capitalism. This production is its first revival since the original production at The Royal Court Theatre in 1975.

THE UNDER ROOM

The Under Room marks the opening of the new performing space - The c*ckTavern Cellar. This dark, unsettling drama sees an illegal immigrant taking refuge in the cellar of a woman living in a city suburb in 2077. Hamish MacDougall directs a stark, powerful site-specific production, performed in traverse in The c*ckTavern's own 'under room' beneath the stage. It was first presented by Big Brum Theatre in Education Company in 2005 and this production is the London premiere.