The under room
By: Edward Bond
Contributors: Bond, Edward
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Description: When a refugee breaks into Joan's cellar, she must make a choice; does she hand him into the authorities, or help him make his escape. He makes a convincing argument; represented by an actor who speaks the lines, and a dummy who embodies them, he shows how a person can do only what they must do to survive and still be deemed illegal. The play highlights the conflict between our obligations to society's laws and our desire to help one another, and shows how these often irresolvable duties can lead to catastrophe for everyone involved. 'The Under Room' was first performed at the Roade School, Northampton, in 2005.
Notes: Previously issued in print: in The chair plays. London: Methuen Drama, 2012.