Edward Bond, original British playwright, dies aged 89

Sunday 3 March 2024

The British playwright Edward Bond dies at the age of 89.

More than forty works performed in large institutions (his comedy La Mer entered the repertoire of the Comédie-Française in 2016) but also in more modest companies. In addition to his theatrical work, Bond also wrote librettos for operas and ballets, screenplays for cinema including Blow-Up by Michelangelo Antonioni which did not go unnoticed, plays for radio and television, theoretical writings, etc. Edward Bond analyzed in his own way the problem of evil in our societies.