BY /
Sarah Kane
A gin-swigging journalist and his young lover check into an anonymous hotel room. When a soldier and a war zone explode through the bathroom window, things become barbaric.
This was the debut script of in-your-face playwright prodigy Sarah Kane. Her prescient dissection of our response to violence was heralded as ‘depraved’ by some, ‘tender’ by others. So ignited the polarising firestorm of Kane’s blazing career.
Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks (The Testament of Mary) Blasted will give Malthouse Theatre audiences the chance to experience the power and controversy of Sarah Kane, and the play that shook the world.
A Malthouse Theatre production.
Images: Pia Johnson
BY /
Sarah Kane
DIRECTION /
Anne-Louise Sarks
CAST /
Fayssal Bazzi, Eloise Mignon & David Woods
SET & COSTUME DESIGN /
Marg Horwell
LIGHTING DESIGN /
Paul Jackson
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION /
Jethro Woodward
CINEMATOGRAPHY /
Sky Davies
DURATION /
90 minutes (no interval)
WARNINGS /
Contains extreme violence, sexual violence, coarse language, nudity, smoke and haze, loud and dynamic sound effects, herbal cigarettes and content some audiences may find confronting.