Sarah Kane

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarah Kane
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1971(1971-02-03)
Age	53
Date Of Death	1999-02-20
Birthplace	Brentford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sarah Kane Biography

Sarah Kane is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on February 3, 1971 in Brentford, England, United Kingdom. Known for such poetic, experimental, and violent dramas as Blasted and 4.48 Psychosis, this late 20th-century British playwright also penned a racial- violence-themed short film titled Skin.

Her work was highly praised by her friend and contemporary English playwright Her work was praised by her contemporary and fellow English playwright, Mark Ravenhill..

Born in Brentwood, Essex, and raised by evangelical parents, Kane was a committed Christian in adolescence. Later, however, she rejected those beliefs. After attending Shenfield High School, she studied drama at Bristol University, graduating in 1992, and went on to take an MA course in play writing at the University of Birmingham, led by the playwright David Edgar.

Skin was an eleven-minute screenplay written for Channel 4, a British TV station, depicting a violent relationship between a black woman and a racist skinhead. It was first shown at the London Film Festival in October 1995 and televised by Channel 4 in 1997. The film is directed by Vincent O’Connell and stars Ewen Bremner, Marcia Rose, Yemi Ajibade and James Bannon.

The girl was raised in Essex, England, to the evangelical Christian parents.

Sarah Kane Net Worth

Sarah Kane is one of the richest Playwright from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Kane 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received an education in drama at Bristol University and subsequently studied drama scriptwriting at The University of Birmingham. Her first production, Blasted, premiered in 1995 in the London’s Royal Court Theatre Upstairs.

Affected by severe depression Suicide was her last option in the age group of 28.

Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright who is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological—and death. They are characterised by a poetic intensity, pared-down language, exploration of theatrical form and, in her earlier work, the use of extreme and violent stage action. Kane herself, as well as scholars of her work, such as Graham Saunders, identify some of her inspirations as expressionist theatre and Jacobean tragedy. The critic Aleks Sierz has seen her work as part of what he has termed In-Yer-Face theatre, a form of drama which broke away from the conventions of naturalist theatre. Kane’s published work consists of five plays, one short film (Skin), and two newspaper articles for The Guardian.

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Cleansed premiered at the Royal Court’s theatre downstairs in April 1998, and was directed by James Macdonald. This was at the time the most expensive production in the Royal Court’s history. Kane had written the play after reading Roland Barthes’ assertion that “being in love is like being in Auschwitz”. Cleansed is set in what Kane in her stage directions described as a university but which functions more as a torture chamber or concentration camp, overseen by the sadistic Tinker. It places a young woman and her brother, a disturbed boy, a gay couple and a peepshow dancer within this world of extreme cruelty in which declarations of love are viciously tested. It pushes the limits of what can be realised in the theatre: stage directions include “a sunflower pushes through the floor and grows above their heads” and “the rats carry Carl’s feet away”. The play was presented at the National Theatre in London in 2016, the first time any of Kane’s work had been performed there.

Facts & Trivia

Sarah Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sarah Kane celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

Her last play, 4.48 Psychosis, was completed shortly before she died and was performed in 2000, at the Royal Court, directed by James Macdonald. This, Kane’s shortest and most fragmented theatrical work, dispenses with plot and character, and no indication is given as to how many actors were intended to voice the play. Written at a time when Kane was suffering from severe depression, it has been described by her fellow-playwright and friend David Greig as having as its subject the “psychotic mind”. According to Greig, the title derives from the time—4:48 a.m.—when Kane, in her depressed state, frequently woke in the morning.

Top Facts about Sarah Kane

1. Sarah Kane was an influential English playwright.
2. She wrote five plays before her death at age 28.
3. Her works were controversial and dealt with taboo subjects.
4. Kane’s most famous play is “Blasted.”
5. She suffered from depression and committed suicide in 1999.
6. Kane’s work has been performed worldwide.
7. Her plays often feature graphic violence and sexual content.
8. Critics have praised her writing for its rawness and honesty.
9. Kane studied drama at the University of Bristol.
10. She was a leading figure in the “in-yer-face” theatre movement of the 1990s.

What did Sarah Kane suffer from?

Works of authors who have committed suicide are doubtlessly more scrutinized than those who did not. I relate this topic to the late British playwright Sarah Kane, who suffered from depression during periods of her life and later hung herself in the lavatory of the hospital she was admitted to.

What is Psychosis by Sarah Kane about?

The last play written by Sarah Kane before she committed suicide is considered by some as her will, while others read it as a record of her mental illness. 4.48 Psychosis is the story of a young female patient of a mental institution who is led to suicide by her depression.

When did Sarah Kane Write 4.48 Psychosis?

Description. 4.48 Psychosis was written throughout the autumn and winter of 1998-99 as Kane battled with one of her recurrent bouts of depression. On February 20, 1999, aged 28, the playwright committed suicide. On the page, the piece looks like a poem.

How many plays did Sarah Kane write?

During her too-short career, Kane wrote five plays , alongside a handful of articles and other projects. Here, we take a look at each of them.

Why did Sarah Kane write crave?

The play was initially presented under the pseudonym Marie Kelvedon; Kane used a pseudonym to avoid the distraction of her reputation for graphic staged violence from her previous works. Crave was Kane’s fourth play. It is dedicated by the author to Mark Ravenhill.