Name: chiara's review of 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane
Item: 4.48 Psychosis
Rating: 5
Author: chiara

Sarah Kane

4.48 Psychosis sees the ultimate narrowing of Sarah Kane's focus in her work. The struggle of the self to remain intact has moved in her work from civil war, into the family, into the couple, into the individual, and finally into the theatre of phychosis: the mind itself. This play was written in 1999 shortly before the playwright took her own life at age 28. On the page, the piece looks like a poem. No characters are named, and even their number is unspecified. It could be a journey through one person's mind, or an interview between a doctor and his patient.

4.48 Psychosis

chrundle

Pulled it off the shelf and devoured it standing up… can’t wait to read the rest of her plays! 

chiara

Aditri Zutshi

You are my last hope. 

You are so wrong. 

heleen de boever

Poignant, threatening, rich in emotionally charged imagery. I feel worn out now, in the best way possible.

Collette

Khaled Alaasr

Bella 

It's really hard to swallow. Kane really described depression and her suicidal thoughts in a very precise way. I felt her pain.

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