Tag: Blasted
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A History of Violence: Cryptic Fascinations Theater Company Takes on Sarah Kane’s Explosive Play

The scene is simple: a hotel room in Leeds — the kind, as it is written, that is so expensive it could be anywhere in the world. So begins the most powerful two hours you’ll ever spend in the theater. Set against the tumult of an apocalyptic England, Blasted is a daring work by infamous…
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In Our Bedroom After the War: Sarah Kane’s ‘Blasted’ Explores War at Home
Reed Birney and Marin Ireland, as Ian and Cate, in “Blasted.” Photo © Simon Kane (Playbill) Soho Repertory Theater‘s production of Sarah Kane‘s chilling play, Blasted — helmed under artistic director Sarah Benson — is a daring, bold take on the venerated British playwright’s inaugural play. While still very much a work in progress, Benson’s direction and Louisa…
