Today's lesson was with Mr Worden who opened my eyes more to what the whole concept of physical theatre is about, and about Sarah Kane herself, and who she was as a person. Here are my notes on the lesson.

Sarah Kane

- fundamental Christian with a church committed family, her plays are sought to be a violent rejection of Christianity and its belifs systems 

- studied at Bristol and Birmingham completing a masters degree, in the same year group as Mark Ravenhall, famous for working at The Royal Court(Sloane Square home of new theatre) her first play premiered there at age 22, The Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, Paines Plough for new writing and Mark Ravenhall made her the resident writer (The Cube) 

- she wrote 5 plays, 4 before she passed away and 1 after she died as it was at the time of suicidal and extreme mental health.

- She spent time in Maudsley mental health hospital, she died after an overdose and hung herself with her shoe laces at age 28. She is one of the most performed play writes in Europe. Subjected to stereotypical assumptions(cleansed/craved) 

Blasted - tough going and received bad critical acclaim for gruesome violence and sickening plot at the time of this play was a response to the Serbian War. 

Influences: 

Saved - Edward Bond

Beckett - Samuel Beckett 

Jacobean Theatre 

4.48 

About clinical depression, Sarah Kane had Bipolar extreme fluxating moods. Theatrical suicide note. 

Can be done any way possible open to interpretation as it is what it is.