This Student Edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play "Blasted"
features expert and helpful annotation and is an accessible guide
for anyone studying or performing the play. This includes a
scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic,
social and political context, and on the themes, characters,
language and structure of the play, as well a list of suggested
reading, questions for further study and a review of performance
history.
In 1995 Sarah Kane's first full-length play "Blasted" sent
shockwaves throughout the theatrical world. Making front-page
headlines, the play outraged critics with its depiction of rape,
torture and violence in civil war. At its debut "Blasted" was
roundly condemned by theatre critics like the Daily Mail who
decried it as a "disgusting feast of filth." Today, however, this
play is considered a seminal work of European theatre and has
defined an era of stage writing.
"Blasted'"s canonical status reflects the raw beauty and terror
of Kane's writing. Probing the brutality people inflict upon one
another, the suffering and violation, the play also looks at the
role of love and the redemption it offers. Unafraid to delve into
darkness, this is a provocative, fragmenting piece full of
significance and power.
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