The Sea

Summary: 1978 BBC production of The Sea by Edward Bond. The Radio Times of 2 March declares this to be the first time a play by Bond had been produced on television.
Theatre play: The Sea by Edward Bond (1934-) [more information]
Play synopsis: A comedy which draws on some of the themes of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. ‘The play is set in 1907 in an East Anglian seaside community and begins with a tempestuous storm. A well known and loved member of the community dies at sea, and the play explores the reactions of the villagers and the attempts by two young lovers to break away from the constraints of the hierarchical, and sometimes insane, society. At the same time, the draper of the city gets mad while struggling with the town’s "First Lady" and believing that aliens from another planet have arrived to invade the city, personified through the best friend of the drowned man.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_%28play%29.
Production history: It was produced at the Royal Court Theatre on 22 May 1973, directed by William Gaskill.
Date of transmission: Sunday 5 March 1978
Time: 8.05-9.50pm
Series: Play of the Month
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

Jane Howell

Producer

Lighting

Playwright

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Sound

Script Editor

Cast

Title: The Sea (BBC, 1978)
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Title: Radio Times, 2 March 1978 (Magazine)
Linking notes: long article, with images, pp. 11-12; listing, with image, p. 28

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