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Birth
Edward Bond was born July 18, 1934 in Holloway, North London. -
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Childhood in WW2
Being raised in WW2, the bombings by his home inspired his future playwright work. -
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First experience in theatre
(Unknown Date) At age 14, he and his class saw Shakespeare's Macbeth by Donald Wolfit, which the play's traumatic experiences resonated with him and gave him something to apprehend too. -
Education
At 15, he chose to educate himself and left school, due to his eagerness for knowledge. -
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Military service and insparation
Serving the national service in the British army between 1953-1955 in Vienna, he discovered violence behind behavior, in which inspired him to become a playwright. -
First Plays
In 1958, Bond made his first plays( The Fiery Tree and Klaxon in Atreus' Place) and submitted it to the Royal Court Theatre, as then he got honored to be apart of the writers group. -
First Performance
In 1962, the Royal Court Theatre performed his first play, The Pope's Wedding, and it was mostly well received. -
George Divine
After his play, Saved, he met future friend and director of some of his future works, George Divine. -
Saved Controversy
After Saved, his work was banned in England. -
Lack of Censorship
Believing his ideals, his plays portrayed even more controversy. His controversial play was Early Morning, which portrayed Queen Victoria as a lesbian. -
First Award
He won the George Divine Award, for his play Early Morning. -
Legal Rights
In 1969, the royal court were finally allowed to show Bond's plays legally. -
Marriage
He got married to Elisabeth Pable in 1971. -
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Royal Court Theatre
In 1976, his relationship with Royal Court Theatre diminished, and in 1977 his last plays he directed were performed there. They still performed versions of the play till 1990's. -
More war inspiration
Due to the Cold War, he gained more inspiration and it led him to start writing The War Plays. -
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More controversy
In a span of 1 year he wrote 3 plays to meet demands, which had some hard settings, like abortion and nuclear war. -
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Young People
Inspired by new partners, Bond wrote 7 plays from 1995-2009 for younger audiences. -
Return to RCT
After failing to find new places to perform or to meet his demands, in 1996 he went back to RCT. -
Newman University
In 2013, he received a honorary doctorate in letters from Newman University in Birmingham. -
Recent Years
In 2020, he is still alive and well, occasionally writing plays, his most recent was Dea, released in May 2016.