Blasted by Sarah Kane
Blasted by Sarah Kane is a shocking and groundbreaking play that premiered in 1995. It starts in a Leeds hotel room, where Ian, a middle-aged journalist, tries to seduce Cate, a younger woman, revealing an unsettling power dynamic.
The play then explodes into a brutal war zone, blurring the lines between domestic violence and the horrors of conflict. Through graphic scenes, Kane forces us to confront humanity’s darkest instincts—rape, murder, and survival—reflecting the chaos of the outside world within the intimate confines of the hotel room.
Blasted is an uncompromising exploration of violence, war, and the collapse of civilization, that challenges audiences to face what they’d rather ignore.
Sarah Kane Blasted
