1st Edition

Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis

By Glenn D'Cruz Copyright 2018
100 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

100 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

100 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

"Everything passes/Everything perishes/Everything palls" –  4.48 Psychosis How on earth do you award aesthetic points to a 75-minute suicide note? The question comes from a review of 4.48 Psychosis ’ inaugural production, the year after Sarah Kane took her own life, but this book explores the ways in which it misses the point. Kane’s final play is much more than a bizarre farewell to... Read more

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Contextualising 4.48 Psychosis: 'Everybody loves a dead girl' – Sarah Kane as innovator and icon

Chapter 2: Reading 4.48 Psychosis: The flaw in love (and psychiatry)

Chapter 3: Theorising 4.48 Psychosis: 4.48 Psychosis as postdramatic theatre

Chapter 4: Teaching 4.48 Psychosis: Performance and pedagogy

Chapter 5: Performing 4.48 Psychosis: From Minsk to Melbourne

Chapter 6: Conclusion

Biography

Glenn D’Cruz teaches Drama and Cultural Studies at Deakin University, Australia.

"D’Cruz offers a compelling argument for the theatrical possibilities of the play, its place in the field of postdramatic theatre, and its ability to resonate with audiences twenty years after its first performance. Succinct and engaging, this short book [...] is a useful source for educators teaching Kane’s work, or theatre practitioners bravely considering the challenge of producing it."

Sarah Peters, Flinders University, Australia, in Australasian Drama Studies