4:48 Psychosis - Theatre Review

What: 4:48 Psychosis Where: Metanoia Theatre When: 29 June - 2 July Written by: Sarah Kane Direction by: Kendall-Jane Rundle Peformed by: Alisha Eddy, Kendall-Jane Rundle, Jessica Stevens, and Jeff Wortman Costumes by: Jessica Allie Lighting by: Shane Grant PHOTO COURTESY OF ENCORE PR 4:48 Psychosis is the latest play being presented at Metanoia and is produced by Bare Naked Theatre. It is the last of six published plays by British Playwright Sarah Kane and has been staged all over the world. Kane suffered from serious clinical depression throughout her life, and 4:48 Psychosis looks at depression, but more specifically it investigates psychotic symptomology. Because of this and because she killed herself shortly after writing it, people often make the assumption this play is about her. We do not know this, but it is true that she is on record as saying 'Do what you want with it, but know that writing it killed me'. Kane as a writer was strongly influenced by Ex