'Love me or kill me': Sarah Kane and the theatre of extremes

by Graham Saunders

Overview

Blasted brought Sarah Kane to the theatre pages of the broadsheets, the front pages of the tabloids, and to the notice of the nation. Covers all Kane's major plays and productions, contains hitherto unpublished material and reviews, and looks at her continuing influence after her tragic early death. A chapter-by-chapter analysis looks at each play in detail and the appendices carry transcripts of interviews with colleagues and leading theatre practitioners involved with her productions. This book is the first study of the most significant British dramatist in post-war theatre and includes unpublished interview material with Sarah Kane herself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719059568
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	04/25/2002
Series:	Theatre: Theory - Practice - Performance
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Graham Saunders is a lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of the West of England

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. 'This disgusting feast of filth': Blasted

2. 'If there could have been more moments like these': Phaedra's Love

3. 'This sensible hell': Cleansed

4. 'Only love can save me and love has destroyed me': Crave

5. 'Remember the light and believe in the light': 4.48 Psychosis

6. Converstation with James Macdonald

7. Conversation with Vicky Featherstone

8. Converstation with Nils Tabert

9. Conversation with Mel Kenyon

10. Conversation with Phyllis Nagy

11. Conversation with Kate Ashfield

12. Conversation with Daniel Evans

13. Conversation with Stuart McQuarrie

14. Edward Bond: Sarah Kane and theatre

Select Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

The author, whose academic background is not provided, offers an introduction to the work of British dramatist Sarah Kane. The first section comprises a chronological introduction to each of the plays, with an introduction outlining the main dramatic methods and themes Kane used in her work, as well as her position in the context of other writers working in British theater of the mid-1990s. The second section presents interviews and conversations with various theater practitioners who have worked with Kane's pieces or are particularly interested in her work. Distributed by Palgrave. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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