The Sea

Published to coincide with a major new production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, running from January to the end of April 2008 Edward Bond is 'a great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright' (Independent) Edward Bond's work has made an indelible mark on much of contemporary British theatre, with plays such as Saved, Lear, Restoration and Early One Morning contributing to the enormous reputation of the writer In 2005 and 2006 there were critically acclaimed revivals of Bond's plays Lear and Restoration

Edward Bond's 1973 comedy set in an East Anglian seaside village is available as a play text to coincide with the 2008 revival at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.A wild storm shakes a small East Anglian seaside village and sets off a series of events that changes the lives of all its residents. Set in the high Edwardian world of 1907, The Sea is a fascinating blend of wild farce, high comedy, biting social satire and bleak poetic tragedy. The play was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1973 and will be revived at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, from January to April 2008. 'This cosmically inclined neo-Chekhovian romp set in a stiflingly small seaside town in 1907 proves to be every bit as masterful as its sensational predecessor [Saved].' Time Out (New York)