Sarah Kane: Complete Plays (Contemporary Dramatists)

Sarah Kane's collected plays represent an underestimated force in theater. Much like the work of Elfriede Jelinek or Ntozake Shange, Kane takes a private pain (losing oneself in another or testing the limits of proclaimed love) and creates a verbal landscape that the audience must inhabit, either by force of shock or noble acceptance of empathy. In either case, her plays must be reckoned with upon finishing. I think perhaps the most intriguing and powerful to me was 4.48 Psychosis, her final and posthumously performed play. There are no defined characters because who cannot claim a piece within the multitude of confessions that the play really unfolds as. Brutally honest and intentionally confrontational, this play, above the others, embodies the last possible moments of hope in anyone's life. Kane's characters rarely make the choice to latch on to these moments, but they are there and cannot be ignored.

A great way to thrust yourself into the world of 'In-Yer-Face-Theatre'. Whenever I read one of her plays, I find myself almost forced to read it to the very end as if pausing the pain, even for a day, could cause me even more trauma. Once finished, I usually cry or sit in awe of what I've just experienced. I then completely divorce myself from the crude acts that took place for months at a time merely to return to the same story that I allowed myself to forget in order to continue functioning. And the cycle begins again. I have read that Mark Ravenhill is also in Kane's ranks if you find yourself in need for more from this genres.

I bought this out of morbid curiosity but was pleased (if that's the right word) to find this collection of engaging thought provoking plays. They get more and more opaque as they go but a must have for avante garde theatre enthusiasts.

Amazing plays. There's no translation of them all into spanish, so this is a great chance to te get acces to them. Wished this kind of editions would last longer in my country, but at least there's an opportunity to buy them in England. Sarah Kane is one of the names you must know to understand what's happening in the scene. Her words are fists thrown to your face like bridges to the reality of the characters, most of the times strange, twisted and distant from ourselves. She pushes you into her world roughly, with no mercy, as the characters have none either.

In great condition, I love her writing.Sarah Kane is messed up and dark, but I love herThe book itself was not bent, no writing inside it, and even though it was used, it was in good condition

This book of Kane's plays and one screenplay is amazing. Came in good condition. I'm very happy with this purchase.

Sarah Kane's plays are crass, bleak, bland, not lyrical and certainly not beautiful, neither philosophical nor reflective. She's a reactionary. She's visceral. She's base in the truest sense, like blood, or a seizure, not quite an orgasm. There's no ecstasy in her world.You might not respect her...and maybe you shouldn't. Maybe she doesn't want you to.But read her, anyway. If only to find fault with her attempts. Pick her apart.She's nothing if not an engaging read.In fact, she may in fact be--in the nihilist sense of the word--nothing....Read her anyway.

Lovely work

Came in a nice package . It also was in very good condition. Loved it . Would recommend

Estoy tan agradecida por haber encontrado esta opción, es definitivamente perfecto, una opción necesaria para los lectores de Sarah.

２８歳という若さで自殺したSarah Kaneの書いた戯曲がここに集められています。個人的には4.48サイコシス、Blasted、Phedra's Love、Crave、Cleansedの順で好き。彼女の言葉はストレートに胸に訴えてくる。一行一行が悲鳴をあげている。暴力と愛と性と生に満ちています。本当、天才です。出会えてよかったと思うのと同時に彼女の作品がこれ以上読めないのが残念でなりません。>もちろん私はあなたを愛している>私の命をあなたは救ってくれた>あなたが救わなければよかった>あなたが救わなければよかった>そっとしておいてくれればよかったのに（4.48サイコシス）

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Excelente libro