New Political Theatre
Playwright Mark Ravenhill celebrates the renaissance of Edward Bond with this piece in London’s Guardian. His best work, like Lear, Saved, Restoration, Bingo, The Sea and Have I None are classics of contemporary theatre and easily stand beside the masterpieces of Brecht and Beckett. Yet his work is so rarely seen outside of continental Europe. Ravenhill and The Wrecking Ball say it’s time for that to change.
There is no question that theatre exists in our news—the performances have all been top rate, but the question is: where is the news in our theatre?
Live from Toronto, The Wrecking Ball is an attempt to bring the headlines to the theatre.
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This is the beginning of what we hope will become an ongoing event but we can�t do it alone.
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