In February 1969, after the abolition of censorship in the 1968 Theatres Act, Saved was given its first full public run at the Royal Court Theatre in London. The revival cast included: Malcolm Tierney (as Len), Kenneth Cranham (as Fred), Patricia Franklin (as Pam), Queenie Watts (as Mary), Tom Chadbon, Peter Blythe, and John Barrett. William Gaskill was the director.[5] While critical reception initially was very negative,[6] critics praised the play after the 1969 performance.[3]
The play is rarely revived, though it has been described as "one of the great modern plays"[7] and its theme of social disenfranchisement is seen by Bond as very relevant to the present day.[8]
The play would have to wait until 1984 before being revived in London, once again at the Royal Court. In October 2011, the play was revived in London for the first time in 27 years, at the Lyric Hammersmith, directed by Sean Holmes.[9]
