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Edward Bond quotes

English Playwright July 18, 1934

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Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "But we are not in the world to be good but to change it."
But we are not in the world to be good but to change it. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "In the past goodness was always a collective experience. Then..."
In the past goodness was always a collective experience. Then goodness became privatised. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate..."
Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "Fifteen years ago I walked out of a production of one of my..."
Fifteen years ago I walked out of a production of one of my plays at the RSC because I decided it was a waste of time. Edward Bond
All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on..."
Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "The English sent all their bores abroad, and acquired the..."
The English sent all their bores abroad, and acquired the Empire as a punishment. Edward Bond
I don't think it's the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "When humanness is lost the radical difference between the..."
When humanness is lost the radical difference between the bodies in the pit and people walking on the street is lost. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going..."
I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going mad. Because it's my way of making the world rational to me. Edward Bond
First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and people. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our..."
The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "You have to learn the language of Hamlet."
You have to learn the language of Hamlet. Edward Bond
Edward Bond quote: "If you engage people on a vital, important level, they will..."
If you engage people on a vital, important level, they will respond. Edward Bond

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