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Sarah Kane: Complete Plays (Methuen Contemporary Dramatists) [Paperback]

Sarah Kane
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Book Description

March 29, 2001 Methuen Contemporary Dramatists

When Sarah Kane's first play Blasted was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1995 it was hailed both as a "masterpiece" and as a "disgusting piece of filth" (Daily Mail). 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.

Plays include: Blasted, Phaedra's Love, Cleansed, Crave, 4.48 Psychosis, and Skin.

 


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Editorial Reviews

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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)

 

About the Author

Sarah Kane (1971 – 1999) was an English dramatist. She is best known for the extraordinary public controversy over Blasted, her first play which, like subsequent works from her, were shocking and defining moments in theater: explosive, theatrical, lyrical and laced with emotional power and bleak humor.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (March 29, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0413742601
  • ISBN-13: 978-0413742605
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A true poet of the theatre May 22, 2001
Format:Paperback
Sarah Kane's plays present the horrors which characterize the world of the late 20th century. The plays contain scenes of incredible brutality. Ordinarily, I avoid violence in books, plays and films but these plays haunt me with the beauty of their generous humanity. Her last two plays--Crave and 4:48 Psychosis are beautiful poems of hopelessness. If you are interested in contemporary theatre, YOU MUST READ SARAH KANE. The story of her life and death, while unspeakably sad, should not overshadow the extraordinary talent of this gifted writer and remarkable human being.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Traumatic, funny, devastating May 31, 2001
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These are the most electric scripts to arrive in a long while. Sadly, the source was snuffed in 1999. Kane's writing is at once repellent and seductive. "Blasted" is exceptional, riffing on Beckett blatantly, but still signature of a visionary voice: inyerface, exuberant, filthy, poetic, profound. As a debut, it is truly remarkable. "Phaedra's Love" and "Cleansed" push the envelope past the hyper-real into lightning-bright brilliance, and with thunderous emotional depth. How does one stage this stuff? Kane's challenging work sets the imagination--and ultimately, the soul--on fire.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just Family Fun... November 24, 2003
Format:Paperback
Sarah Kane is anything but family friendly. Her plays are raw, brutal, and yet beautiful in an ironic way. She takes all of the hate that exists in this world and uses it to show us the beauty that can come from the ruble of a blown up building. There is no way to actually describe Sarah Kane to you to make you want to buy her book. I was forced to buy it because of a class at my college, but I don't think I'll be selling this one back. I never thought I would enjoy a play such as Blasted. If you want to understand what my review actually means, buy the book, read a couple of her pieces and then read this again. I'm sure you will understand then.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Amoral
I read "Blasted" which is one of her most well known pieces. I found it be overly violent and crude. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kathleen Shultz
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting thought experiment--Does it fail?
Sarah Kane's plays are crass, bleak, bland, not lyrical and certainly not beautiful, neither philosophical nor reflective. She's a reactionary. She's visceral. Read more
Published 8 months ago by ALAINA HAMMOND
5.0 out of 5 stars Sarah kane's plays
Amazing plays. There's no translation of them all into spanish, so this is a great chance to te get acces to them. Read more
Published on May 6, 2010 by Julio Delgado Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Kane: Complete Plays
Book was in great condition. There were no major markings inside, just some normal wear on the spine. Read more
Published on September 17, 2009 by R. O'Shea
5.0 out of 5 stars Desolate, Forlorn, Hopeful
For a long time, Sarah Kane's name was almost a curse word, but this is manifestly unfair. Her work is challenging, poetic, austere, and can threaten people who want theatre to be... Read more
Published on June 25, 2009 by Kevin L. Nenstiel
5.0 out of 5 stars Brutal, crude and important
A unique voice that took her life too soon. These plays are an important testament to the IN Your Face Theater that lashed out in the 90s. Read more
Published on April 14, 2008 by JSH
5.0 out of 5 stars Dramatics
Sarah Kane's collected plays represent an underestimated force in theater. Much like the work of Elfriede Jelinek or Ntozake Shange, Kane takes a private pain (losing oneself in... Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by Jonathan O. May
5.0 out of 5 stars BRUTAL BUT BEAUTIFUL!
One of the strongest women writers that lived, she revolutionized theatre and her death was unfortunate robbed theatre of her potential. Read more
Published on April 19, 2003
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