4.48 Psychosis

By Sarah Kane

Directed by Mira Winick Lighting by Benedict Conran Cast Anusha Shankar, Ray Jarrell

4.48 Psychosis was written throughout the autumn and winter of 1998-99 as Kane battled with one of her recurrent bouts of depression. On February 20, 1999, aged 28, the playwright committed suicide. On the page, the piece looks like a poem. No characters are named, and even their number is unspecified. It could be a journey through one person's mind, or an interview between a doctor and his patient. Through the use of projections and trauma informed movement this production depicts the journey into the depths of psychosis.