Sarah Kane's Theatre of Psychic Life
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Sarah Kane's Theatre of Psychic Life

Theatre, Thought and Mental Suffering

Leah Sidi

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Sarah Kane's Theatre of Psychic Life

Theatre, Thought and Mental Suffering

Leah Sidi

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Sarah Kane was one of the landmark playwrights of 1990s Britain, her influence being felt across UK and European theatre. This is the first book to focus exclusively on Kane's unique approach to mind and mental health. It offers an important re-evaluation of her oeuvre, revealing the relationship between theatre and mind which lies at the heart of her theatrical project. Drawing on performance theory, psychoanalysis and neuroscience, this book argues that Kane's innovations generate a 'dramaturgy of psychic life', which re-shapes the encounter between stage and audience. It uses previously unseen archival material and contemporary productions to uncover the mechanics of this innovative theatre practice. Through a radically open-ended approach to dramaturgy, Kane's works offer urgent insights into mental suffering that take us beyond traditional discourses of empathy and mental health and into a profound rethinking of theatre as a mode of thought. As such, her theatre can help us to understand debates about mental suffering today.

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Publisher
Methuen Drama
Year
2023
ISBN
9781350283138
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Theatre Playwriting

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    Citation styles for Sarah Kane's Theatre of Psychic Life

    APA 6 Citation

    Sidi, L. (2023). Sarah Kaneā€™s Theatre of Psychic Life (1st ed.). Methuen Drama. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3834497 (Original work published 2023)

    Chicago Citation

    Sidi, Leah. (2023) 2023. Sarah Kaneā€™s Theatre of Psychic Life. 1st ed. Methuen Drama. https://www.perlego.com/book/3834497.

    Harvard Citation

    Sidi, L. (2023) Sarah Kaneā€™s Theatre of Psychic Life. 1st edn. Methuen Drama. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3834497 (Accessed: 3 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Sidi, Leah. Sarah Kaneā€™s Theatre of Psychic Life. 1st ed. Methuen Drama, 2023. Web. 3 July 2024.