Sarah Kane's Blasted / Helen Iball.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iball, Helen, author.

Series:

Continuum modern theatre guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kane, Sarah, 1971-1999. Blasted.

Kane, Sarah.

Kane, Sarah, 1971-1999--Criticism and interpretation.

Kane, Sarah, 1971-1999.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

Bloomsbury Drama Online Core Collection Scholarly Books Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Drama Online Critical Studies and Performance Practice ROW Bloomsbury Publishing

Other Title:

Blasted

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Summary:

"Blasted has been labelled as one of the landmark plays of post-war British theatre, achieving its iconic status and, indeed, its notoriety, very quickly. Sarah Kane's suicide in 1999 consolidated a process of singling-out that had begun four years earlier with the 'national outrage' initiated by the media's scandalised response to the premiere of "Blasted". The brutal content of the play resulted in much-quoted hostility from the critics. Academic attention to the play has begun a process of re-evaluation, debating the production and reception of the play and key issues including its status as a classic example of 'in-yer-face' drama. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to Blasted, giving students an overview of the play's significance, a brief biography of Sarah Kane and a guide to socio-political background; a detailed analysis of the play's structure, style and characters; an analysis of key production issues and choices; an overview of key productions from the 1995 Royal Court premiere to today; and a chapter exploring possibilities and exercises for practical work on the play. An annotated guide to further reading highlights key secondary material including useful websites."--Publisher description.

"Blasted has been labelled as one of the landmark plays of post-war British theatre, achieving its iconic status and, indeed, its notoriety, very quickly. Sarah Kane's suicide in 1999 consolidated a process of singling-out that had begun four years earlier with the 'national outrage' initiated by the media's scandalised response to the premiere of "Blasted". The brutal content of the play resulted in much-quoted hostility from the critics. Academic attention to the play has begun a process of re-evaluation, debating the production and reception of the play and key issues including its status as a classic example of 'in-yer-face' drama. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to Blasted, giving students an overview of the play's significance, a brief biography of Sarah Kane and a guide to socio-political background; a detailed analysis of the play's structure, style and characters; an analysis of key production issues and choices; an overview of key productions from the 1995 Royal Court premiere to today; and a chapter exploring possibilities and exercises for practical work on the play. An annotated guide to further reading highlights key secondary material including useful websites."--Publisher description

Contents:

Acknowledgements; General Preface; 1 Background and Context; 2 Analysis and Commentary; 3 Production History; 4 Workshopping the Play; 5 Conclusion; Timeline; Further Reading; Index.

1 Background and Context; 2 Analysis and Commentary; 3 Production History; 4 Workshopping the Play; 5 Conclusion; Timeline; Further Reading; Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Bloomsbury, viewed June 15, 2026).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Iball, Helen. Sarah Kane's Blasted.

ISBN:

9781441159106

144115910X

1282875213

9781282875210

9786612875212

6612875216

9781623567842

162356784X

9781474242516

1474242510

OCLC:

676697348

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