The Chair Plays

2012 Bond, Edward (1934-2024). The Chair Plays. London: Methuen Drama, with an introduction “The Third Crisis” (xxi-xlii) by Bond in which he discusses the place of the theatre during the Third Crisis, the current continuing degradation of the environment together with the breakdown of human community. 112 pp. PPT

The text includes three one act plays set in a dystopian 2077. The plays are “Have I None” (1-36), was first performed in Birmingham November 2, 2000 and published in Children and Have I None. London: Methuen Drama, 2000; 57-89; “The Under Room” (37-73), was first performed in Birmingham October 9, 2000 (Plays 8 says October 12, 2000) and published in his Plays: 8. Born People Chair Existence The Under Room Freedom and Drama (169-203); and “Chair” (75-112), was written for radio first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on April 7, 2000. The Chair Plays and Plays 8 says that the first staged production was at the Avignon Festival on July 18, 2006. Wikipedia says it was in Lisbon, at the Teatro da Cornucópia in June 2005 and first published in his Plays: 8. Born People Chair Existence The Under Room Freedom and Drama (London: Methuen Drama, 2006), 109-144. The London premiere of the entire trilogy was at Lyric Hammersmith on April 19, 2012.