Edward Bond - List of Works

List of Works

Plays (dates of writing, followed by director, place and date of world première, if any)

• The Pope's Wedding (1961–62) Keith Johnstone, Royal Court Theatre, London, December 9, 1962
• Saved (1964) William Gaskill, English Stage Society, Royal Court Theatre, London, November 3, 1965
• Early Morning (1965–67) William Gaskill, English Stage Society, Royal Court Theatre London, March 31, 1968
• Narrow Road to the Deep North (1968) Jane Howell, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, June 24, 1968
• Black Mass (1970) David Jones, Lyceum Theatre, London, March 22, 1970
• Passion "a Play for CND" (1971) Bill Bryden, au CND Festival of Life on Easter, Alexandra Park Racecourse, April 11, 1971
• Lear (1969–71) William Gaskill, Royal Court Theatre London, September 29, 1971
• The Sea "a comedy" (1971–72) William Gaskill, Royal Court Theatre London, May 22, 1973
• Bingo "scenes of money and death" (1973) Jane Howell & John Dove, Northcott Theatre, November Exeter, 14 1973
• The Fool "scenes of bread and love" (1974) Peter Gill, Royal Court Theatre London, November 18, 1975
• A-A-America !: Grandma Faust "a burlesque" and The Swing "a documentary" (1976)Jack Emery, Inter-Action's Ambiance Lunch-Hour Theatre Club, Almost Free Theatre, London. Grandma Faust: October 25; The Swing: November 22, 1976
• Stone "a short Play" (1976) Gerald Chapman, Gay Sweatshop, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, June 8, 1976
• The Woman "scenes of war and freedom" (1974–77) Edward Bond, National Theatre (Olivier Stage), London, August 10, 1978
• The Bundle or New Narrow Road To The Deep North (1977) Howard Davies, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Warehouse Theatre, London, January 13, 1978
• The Worlds (1979) Edward Bond, Newcastle University Theatre Society, Newcastle Playhouse, March 8, 1979
• Restoration "a pastorale" (1979–1980) Edward Bond, Royal Court Theatre, London, July 22, 1981
• Summer "a European play" (1980–81) Edward Bond, National Theatre (Cottlesloe Stage), London, January 27, 1982
• Derek (1982) Nick Hamm, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford On Avon, October 18, 1982
• Human Cannon (1979–1983) Dan Baron Cohen, Quantum Theatre, Manchester, February 2, 1986
• The War Plays:Red Black and Ignorant (1983–84) Nick Hamm (as The Unknown Citizen), Royal Shakespeare Company, pour le festival "Thoughtcrimes", Barbican Pit, London, January 19, 1984; The Tin Can People (1984) Nick Philippou, Bread and Circus Theatre, Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham, May 4, 1984; Great Peace (1984–85) Nick Hamm, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Pit, London, July 17, 1985; premiered as a trilogy: Nick Hamm, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Pit, London, July 25, 1985
• Jackets or The Secret Hand (1986) Keith Sturgess, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Lancaster, Nuffield studio, Lancaster, January 24, 1989
• In the Company of Men (1987–88) Alain Françon (as La Compagnie des hommes), Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, September 29, 1992
• September (1989) Greg Doran, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, September 16, 1989
• Olly's prison (1990) (stage version) Jorge Lavelli (as Maison d'arrêt), Festival d'Avignon, July 15, 1993
• Tuesday (stage version) Claudia Stavisky (as Mardi), Théâtre de la Colline, Paris, November 23, 1995
• Coffee "a tragedy" (1993–94) Dan Baron Cohen, The Rational Theatre Company, Chapter Art Centre, Cardiff, November 27, 1996
• At the Inland Sea (1995) Geoff Gillham, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, Broadway School, Aston, Birmingham, October 16, 1995
• Eleven Vests (1995–97) Geoff Gillham, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, Birmingham, October 7, 1997
• The Crime of the twenty-first Century (1996–98) Leander Haussman (as Das Verbrechen des 21. Jahrhunderts), Schauspielhaus, Bochum, May 28, 1999
• The Children (1999) Claudette Bryanston, Classwork Theatre, Manor Community College, Cambridge, February 11, 2000
• Have I None (2000) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre-in-Education Company, Birmingham, November 2, 2000
• Existence (2002) (stage version) Christian Benedetti, Studio Théâtre, Alfortville, October 28, 2002
• Born (2002–03) Alain Françon (as Naître), Festival d'Avignon, July 10, 2006
• The Balancing Act (2003) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, Birmingham, October 2003
• The Short Electra (2003-4) John Doona, Young People Drama Festival, March 13, 2004
• People (2005),
• The Under Room (2005) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, 9 October 2005
• Chair, stage version ( 2005) Alain Françon (as Chaise) Festival d'Avignon, July 18, 2006
• Arcade (2006) John Doona, Chester, September 21, 2006
• Tune (2006) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre-in-Education Company, 2007
• Innocence (2008), unperformed
• A Window (2009) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, November 2009
• There Will Be More (2010) Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Good Night Out Presents, The Cock Tavern Theatre, October 26, 2010
• The Edge (2011) Commissioned by Big Brum Theatre in Education Company for performance in autumn 2012
• The Broken Bowl (2012) Chris Cooper, Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, April 2012

Television plays

• Olly's Prison, (1990) shot in December 1991, (Roy Battersby) broadcasted: BBC2, May 1993
• Tuesday (1992)Shot in March 1993, (Sharon Miller and Edward Bond), broadcasted: BBC Schools Television, June 1993

Radio plays

• Chair (2000), broadcast: BBC Radio 4, April 8, 2000 (Turan Ali, Director/Producer)
• Existence (2002), broadcast: BBC Radio 4, May 2002 (Turan Ali, Director/Producer)

Unavailable early plays

• The Tragedy, for television, 1950s
• "He jumped but the bridge was burning", 1950s
• The Asses of Kish, 1956-7
• Too Late Now, for television, ca 1957
• The Broken Shepherdess, for radio, ca 1958
• Sylo's New Ruins, for television, ca 1958
• The Performance for television, ca 1958
• The Best Laid Schemes, for television, ca 1958
• A Woman Weeping, ca 1957
• The Roller Coaster, ca 1958
• Klaxon in Aetreus’ Place, 1958
• The Fiery Tree, 1958
• I Don’t Want to Be Nice, 1959
• The Golden Age, 1959
• The Outing, 1959–60
• Kissing The Beast, for radio, 1960
• The Palace of Varieties in the Sand, 1975–76

Libretti for Operas by Hans Werner Henze

• We Come to the river "Actions for Music in Two Parts and Eleven Scenes", 1972 74, in The Fool, Londres, Eyre Methuen, 1976
• The Cat "a story for music", 1979, in Restoration, London, Methuen, 1982, from Honoré de Balzac's Peines d'amour d'une chatte anglaise, music by H.W. Henze; recorded as: The English Cat, "Ein Geschichte für Sänger und Instrumentalisten von Edward Bond", Parnassus Orchestra London, dir.: Markus Stenz-Peter Doll, Mayence, Wergo, 2 CD, WER 62042, 1989

Libretti for Ballets

• Text for a Ballet: for Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra (1977), partially published as From an Unfinished Ballet, in Theatre Poems and Songs, London, Methuen, 1980
• Orpheus "a story in six scenes" (1977 78), music by Hans Werner Henze, for William Forsythe
• Burns "a piece for dancers and musicians" (1985), for Midland Ballet Company

Adaptations from other authors

• Thomas Middleton: A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (1965)
• Anton Chekhov : Three Sisters (1966), with Richard Cottrell, for William Gaskill
• Bertolt Brecht: Heads (Round Heads and Pick Heads) (ca 1970), with Keith Hack, inédit,
• John Webster: The White Devil (1976), "Acting Edition" for Michael Lindsay-Hogg
• Frank Wedekind: Spring Awakening (1974), with Elisabeth Bond-Pablé, for Bill Bryden
• Frank Wedekind: Lulu (1992), with Elisabeth Bond-Pablé, for Nick Philippou

Screenplays

• Blowup, from Julio Cortázar, dir: Michelangelo Antonioni, 1967
• Michael Koolhas, from H. von Kleist, dir: Volker Schlöndorff, 1968
• The Nun of Monza (dialogues), dir: Eriprando Visconti, 1969
• Laughter in the Dark, from V. Nabokov, dir: Tony Richardson, 1969
• The Walkabout, from J. Vance Marshall, dir: Nicholas Roeg, 1971
• Nicholas and Alexandra, dir: Franklin D. Schaffner, 1971
• Days of Fury (AKA One Russian Summer), with U. Pirro et A. Calenda, dir: Antonio Calenda, 1973
• The Master Builder, from H. Ibsen, commande de KCETTV, unperformed, 1974 75
• Moby Dick, from H.Melville, 1991, unperformed
• Ithaca, from Homer, 1998–99, unperformed