Dea

by Edward Bond

To be sane or not to be sane, that is the question – and if not, then be mad and all that follows.

Edward Bond takes from the Greek and Jacobean drama the fundamental classical problems of the family and war to vividly picture our collapsing society.

The war is raging, Dea, a heroine, has committed a terrible act and has been exiled. When she meets someone from her past, she is forcefully confronted by the broken society that drove her to commit her crimes.

Dea received its world premiere at Sutton Theatre on 24 May 2016.

Genres: Plays

104 pages, Paperback

Published June 16, 2016

About the author

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bond

Reviews

[Rowan Draper · Rating 4 out of 5]

This play is going to be a key text as part of my postgraduate research dissertation, and so I will be reading and re-reading regularly in pursuance of my studies. What is striking in my first reading is the brutality and violence exemplified by Dea, Johnson and Lt. Johnson in their actions. Bond's use of these devices is giving me cause to pause and consider its meaning.

[Michael Meeuwis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolute bollocks: rapebait heroine destroys a bunch of men whilst getting repetitively raped. In this sense gets an A from Moe Dee for sticking to theme--you sure won't find anything else. But about as stupid as theatre gets.

[Niya · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author claims the piece to be extraordinary and momentous for the future of theater owing to the brilliance it took to write 'rape' 20+ times in one play.

Had some good lines with the insanity bit, coulda done smth with it. Didn't tho