Play Details
Context
Artistic Director
William Gaskill, Lindsay Anderson & Anthony Page
Dates Performed
Monday 1st September 1969
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Form
Play Details
Synopsis
London, 1960s
Len is a young and disillusioned working-class man living in 1960s London. Len’s days are marked by aimlessness, unemployment, and the search for meaning in a world that seems to offer little hope. He grapples with the harsh realities of poverty and alienation, feeling disconnected from society and its moral values.
Saved stirred immense controversy upon its debut, leading to censorship battles due to its raw and unflinching portrayal of violence and despair in working-class London. Its censorship highlighted the clash between artistic expression and societal mores of the time, eventually playing a significant role in the abolition of theatre censorship in the United Kingdom with the Theatres Act 1968.
Cast & Creative
Cast
Margaret Brady
Cast
Richard Butler
Cast
Tom Chadbon
Cast
Kenneth Cranham
Cast
Brian Croucher
Cast
Patricia Franklin
Cast
Michael Graves
Cast
Billy Hamon
Cast
Malcolm Tierney
Designer