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"Sarah Kane, a provocative playwright whose bleak view of the limitations of human relationships and graphic dramatizations of violence and sex earned her a reputation as an enfant terrible of the British theater..."Blasted" immediately established her as an important voice in modern playwriting."--"The New York Times" "Kane wrote simply and starkly about the world she saw around her...a mature and vividly theatrical response to the pain of living."--"Guardian " "Shocking and revelatory."--"New York Magazine" ("Blasted" review) "As compact and beautiful as a diamond in structure--and yet the mood it inspires is as black as coal."--"Time Out" ("4.48 Psychosis" review) "A hugely unnerving theatrical experience, shot through with the language of the Bible and a genuinesly poetic richness."--"Time Out" ("Crave" review) "The writing has an almost unparalleled distiled intensity which is often unbearable to watch...To some it will be repellent.Others will recognize it as absolute proof of the power of live theatre."--"Independent" ("Cleansed" review) "Pure theatre. Or rather, impure theatre: dirty, alarming, dangerous."--"Observer "("Phaedra's Love" review)
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When Blasted was first produced at the Royal Court in 1995 it was hailed jointly as a masterpiece and a 'disgusting piece of filth' (Daily Mail). Subsequently that play, and the others that followed, have been produced all over the world. This anthology includes Kane's never-before-published Channel 4 screenplay, Skin."Kane wrote simply and starkly about the world she saw around her...a mature and vividly theatrical response to the pain of living." Guardian
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48 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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At last, all the plays of the most brilliantly original, talented and thought-provoking playwright to emerge in the last decade are collected together. While Sarah Kane didn't start the new wave of 'in-yer-face' theatre she certainly pushed back the boundaries and paved the way for Mark Ravenhill, Rebecca Prichard, Joanna Laurens et al.
Confronting war, abuse of all kinds, extreme boredom, hypocrisy, clinical depression, obsessive love, lost love, Sarah's brilliance lies in using her own emotional catharsis to create radical, stunning plays. Who else would set a love story in an ethnic cleansing camp?
She was, famously, not afraid to show the full horrors of extreme violence by depicting it on stage - as she herself said, "If you are saying you can't represent something on stage, you are denying its existence, and that's an extremely ignorant thing to do" - but it would be a shame if this were allowed to obscure her capacity for mordant black humour, and for the most beautiful poetry. For the finest example of the latter, read the play Crave. Written by her to get over a broken affair, she there achieved a stated ambition of hers, "to create something beautiful out of despair."
Sarah sings with compassion for the desperate, the lonely and the abused, while socking home points as topical as tomorrow's news. Her tragic death at 28 deprived us not only of a very lovely lady but of many more wonderful plays, but her voice will go on. Her own work will be performed for centuries and new writers influenced by her are already emerging.
In the words of the poet, "What is rare is the courage to follow talent to the dark place where it leads." Sarah had that courage.
Thank you, Sarah. You will never be forgotten.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I got this book by complete chance. A friend of mine wanted to buy me a book for christmas and i was drawn to this selection of plays. I am an avid theatre goer and reader but had never heard of Sarah Kane so it was a bit of a chance buy. What a book. I could not put it down from start to finish. I stayed up all night reading it as it was absolutely gripping. It is supremely dark but written with intelligence and thought. It is an abstract representation on her own view of life and i believe that it is truly brilliant work. What a shame that the world has lost a writer such as Sarah Kane.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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It shocks you, it makes you laugh, it makes you come near to tears, it makes you smile, and it makes you THINK. I read the plays in complete awe, turning each page eagerly to find out the next twist or turn. Some people may think it is grotesque - but Kane makes these inhumane acts beautiful; for example when a character eats a baby, you are disgusted but yet at the same time you know how his body is starving for food and perhaps for love too.
You must read these plays! Amazing!
You must read these plays! Amazing!
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I love Sarah Kane's play 4:48 and wanted to read some of her others, I love her plays and the book was delivered very quickly so very happy.
Published 1 month ago by clb
Sickening, terrifying, unforgettable
Sarah Kane is one of our finest modern love poets. Her plays, smoking with anger, despair and violence, explore the nature of romantic love, exposing its fascism. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jack Heslop
ok
whilst some of the plays seem a little inpenetrable it is good to read hard hitting contemporary drama.
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by Mr. Jo Jo
Brilliant!
I brought this book becuase I had read an extract from 'Blasted' and wanted to read more. Now, these scripts are very graphic and some people may say sickening. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by L.T.Earle
More human than human
The plays of Sarah Kane have not only influenced the whole of theatre in the years to come, but also have had a deeply personal effect on many peoples lives, mine for instance. Read more
Published on 22 May 2001
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