Sarah Kane hot news archive 2002 1

An archive of the 2002 Hot News

4.48 Psychosis (4.48 Psychose) in Switzerland

4.48 Psychosis plays in Geneva at La Comédie from 3-8 Dec 2002. The director is Claude Régy and Isabelle Huppert is the performer.

Thanks to Deborah for the information. Click on the image for more details.

Crave in Seattle, USA

Crave has its West Coast Premiere in Seattle, USA from 12-15 and 19-20 Dec 2002.

Sean Ryan directs, visual design is by Juniper Shuey, and movement by Ryan and choreographer Tonya Lockyer. The actors are Gordan D. Hendrickson, David S. Hogan, Tonya Lockyer and Montana von Fliss.

Its at Freehold’s East Hall Theater, Oddfellows Hall, 1529 10th Ave. at Pine, 2nd floor, Capital Hill. For reservations and information call (206) 405-1612.

Thanks to Sean for the information.

4.48 Psicocis (4.48 Psychosis) in Spain

Astillero theatre company performs 4.48 Psychosis on 4-7 Nov 2002. Its at the Salamanca Centro de Artes Escénicas. The director is Guillermo Heras.

Click on the image for details.

Cleansed in Norway

Cleansed (Renset) will be performed by Den Nationale Scene, in Bergen Norway. It was part of the Festspillene i Bergen on 22-25 May 2002 and after the Summer it will be revived from 7 Sept- 19 Oct 2002.

"Dette er historien om Grace, som kommer til et forlatt universitet for å hente sin avdøde brors tøy. Området kontrolleres av Tinker, som forelsker seg i Grace's renhet. Her begynner en grusom reise inn i kjærlighetens ubarmhjertige og smertefulle labyrint."

The players are David Allen, Reny Marie Gaasand Folgerø, Øyvind Gran, Petter Width Kristiansen, Elisabeth Lahr, Kim Sørensen and Bjørnar Teigen with Anders Paulin directing.

Thanks to IB for the information. Click on the image for more details.

Phaedra's Love in The Netherlands

Phaedra's Love is revived for a national tour in the 2002/2003 season. The director is Marcus Azzini, the translation is by Oscar van Woensel. The players are Astrid van Eck, Malou Gorter, Jaap ten Holt and Stefan Rokebrand.

Dates are:

Amsterdam 10-14 Sept Rozenteater tel 020-6207 953
Arnhem 17 Sept Theater aan de Rijn tel 026-3511 911
Leiden 25 Sept Laktheater tel 071-512 4890
Haarlem 27-28 Sept Toneelschuur 023-531 2439
Rotterdam 3 Oct Lantaren tel 010-277 2277
Utrecht 6 Oct Theater Kikker tel 030-2319666
The Hague 8 Oct Theater a/h Spui tel 070-346 5272
IJmuiden 10 Oct Witte Theater tel 0255- 521 972
Groningen 11 Oct Kruithuis tel 050-312 5645
Amstelveen 12 Oct Schouwburg tel 020-547 5175
Heemskerk 18 Oct De Cirkel tel 0251-236 942

Blasted in London, UK. Blasted will play at Goldsmith College, University of London, from 23-25th Oct 2002. More details when available. Thanks to Akkas for the information.

Phaedra's Love in Houston, USA

Infernal Bridegroom present the regional premiere of Phaedra's Love from 19 Sept to 12 Oct 2002.

The director is Jason Nodler and Troy Schulze plays Hippolytus and Tamarie Cooper plays Phaedra. Anthony Barilla provides an original score.

Thanks to Julie for the information. Click on the image for more details.

Phaedra's Love in Belgium

Theatre company De Smedt are performing Phaedra's Love in Kunstencentrum Nadine, 30 Herdersstraat, 1050 Elsene, Belgium 30 Sept to 5 Oct 2002.

The players are Marij De Nys, Hendrik De Smedt, Thibault Pringot and Eline Kuppens, the tanslation is by Wim Lots and the director is Matthias Dusesoi.

De teksten van de Britse theaterauteur Sarah Kane, op het eerste gezicht louter gewelddadige, bloedige tijdsdocumenten, zorgden bij hun eerste opvoering al meteen voor controverse, later nog versterkt door de vroege zelfmoord van de auteur. Nu de sensatie rond de persoon Kane en haar werk wat geluwd is, willen de jonge theatermakers van Tg. NUN de tekst zelf laten spreken.
Phaedra’s Love is een tekst over iconen, integriteit, liefde en de honger naar kicks. Koningin Phaedra is stapelverliefd op haar stiefzoon Hyppolytus en pleegt zelfmoord wanneer hij haar afwijst. In Kane’s hedendaagse versie van dit klassieke verhaal krijgt Hippolytus’ levenshouding een centrale rol toebedeeld.

Dès leurs premières représentations, les textes de la dramaturge brittanique Sarah Kane, à première vue des documents violents et sanglants illustratifs d’une époque, étaient déjà l’objet de controverses. Leur renommée grandit encore après le suicide de l’auteur. Maintenant que la sensation autour de sa personne s’est un peu calmée, les jeunes gens de théâtre néerlandophone de Tg. NUN veulent donner la parole au texte même.
Phaedra’s Love est une pièce qui parle d’icones, d’intégrité, d’amour et de la chasse aux stimulants. La reine Phèdre brûle de passion pour son beau-fils Hyppolyte et se tue quand il la rejette. Dans la version contemporaine de Sarah Kane de cette histoire classique, l’attitude de Hyppolyte joue un rôle central.

Thanks to Eva for the information.

Two Craves at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Failbetter Productions (formed from Warwick University theatre graduates) will be doing Crave at the Edinburgh Fringe from 1-25 Aug 2002. Its on at The Underbelly.
Click here for more details www.theunderbelly.co.uk

"one of the most coherent texts about despair in the modern world"

Venue 13 also have their version of Crave at the festival from 2-17 Aug.

Click on the Fringe image, chose "Whats on" then search for Crave.

In-Yer-Face? International Conference

There is a major international conference at the University of the West of England. Events include:

Elaine Aston on women dramatists in the 1990s
Aleks Sierz on the legacy of 1990s drama
Panel session with the actress, Kate Ashfield, answering questions on her involvement in Peaches, Blasted, Shopping and F***ing, and Closer
Ken Urban on `Cruel Brittannia`
Elahe Hashemi Yekani on the reception of Kane in Germany
Svetlana Klimenko from Copenhagen on Kane in the North
Andy Smith on Kane and Barker
Valérie Martin-Pérezon Kane and Artaud

and much more!!

Its on from 5-6 Sept 2002 at the UWE in Bristol, UK. Click on the image for more details. Thanks to Graham and Suzy for the information.