If you have read or seen a
Sarah Kane play, or have heard about her, here are some
tips on what to do next.
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Reading plays The
five Kane plays are available in print either
individually or in the collected edition. There
are also translations available in many
languages. Libraries may have copies.
Blasted, Crave and 4.48 Psychosis are
typically the plays people start with. Each is
very different, and it may be a shock moving from
one to another (Crave to Blasted, Blasted to
Crave), but it is worth it.
If you are not sure which one to read,
look at the links or the message board to get a
feel for which one will appeal most to you.
Click on
"books" or "discuss" at the
bottom of the page
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Glossary A
glossary of the words that Sarah Kane uses.
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Quotations The
quotations Kane uses, particularly in Crave.
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Seeing performances There
are performances of Kane's work all over the
world. The Hot News page gives details.
Try and see a performance of Kane's
work. Because the plays are still seen as
controversial, the companies who perform them
tend to be committed to her work, so you are more
likely to get a passionate performance.
Click on
"hot news" at the bottom of the page
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Performance and photos
pages The photos pages
show how the plays have been performed around the
world.
The performance pages list past
productions of the plays. There are some
reviews or articles by members of the audience,
or by the directors, written especially for the
site.
Click on
"much more" at the bottom of the page
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On-line links On
the three links pages skim the articles until you
see something that sounds interesting, then read
more. Some of the links are superficial,
some contain real insights.
Click on
"much more" at the bottom of the page
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Discussing The
site has a message board. Many of the people who
use the board are like you, they have just
started to get into Sarah Kane's plays. If you
are worried about asking "obvious" or
"simple" questions just go ahead. It is
a friendly group of people, and remember that
many other people will have the same question as
you, so will appreciate you for asking it. Also
Kane's work is good fun, so its great talking
about it.
A tip: don't ask people to mail you
answers, but discuss it on the site. Then
everyone benefits, and more people can join in.
Click on
"discuss" at the bottom of the page
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