Lear

TitleLear
Year for Search1972
AuthorsBond, Edward(1934-2024)
Date Published1972
PublisherEyre Methuen
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

A reimagining of Shakespeare’s Lear as a vicious, paranoid autocrat who tries to keep out imaginary enemies by building a wall. Sometimes called the most violent play ever staged.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in his Plays: Two (London: Methuen Drama, 1989), 1-102.

U.S. ed. New York: Hill and Wang, 1972.

Info Notes

Play first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London September 29, 1971. 

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(1934-2024)

Full Text

1972 Bond, Edward (1934-2024). Lear. London: Eyre Methuen. Rpt. in his Plays: Two (London: Methuen Drama, 1989), 1-102. U.S. ed. New York: Hill and Wang, 1972. Play first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London September 29, 1971. PSt

A reimagining of Shakespeare’s Lear as a vicious, paranoid autocrat who tries to keep out imaginary enemies by building a wall. Sometimes called the most violent play ever staged.