Saved
By: by Edward Bond ; with commentary and notes by David Davis
Contributors: Davis, David, 1950-
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 134
Description: Set in London in the sixties, the action of 'Saved' takes place amidst the cultural poverty and frustration of a generation of young people on the dole and living on council estates. The play opens on Len and Pam preparing to have sex and asking each other their names. Pam's parents are deadlocked in a stultified, silent marriage. Len stays with the family as a lodger despite being rejected by Pam, in order to keep an eye on her neglected baby. Pam leaves the baby with Frank, whom she claims is its father, leading to one of modern theatre's most shocking scenes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.