Introduction

Question 1

Where was saved first premiered

Answer 1

Royal court theatre, London in November 1965

Question 2

What was initial response

Answer 2

Heavily critiques, people saying it was condemned as the ‘ugliest’ ‘nastiest’ ‘most sickening and revolting’ exercise ever seen in the modern stage.

Question 3

Controversy

Answer 3

Presented through stoning if the baby causing people to be utterly horrified and disgusted

Question 4

However

Answer 4

In recent years, the play although only performed rarely has received positive feedback with the recent adaptations to the play, enhancing the texts relevance to a contemporary audience