Blasted
Cruelty and compassion strangely collide in Sarah Kane's profound and horrific first work.
Blasted looks at a world literally blowing up in our faces. Kane is part of the ‘in-yer-face’ generation of young British playwrights whose experiential work has challenged and shocked the British stage.
Blasted is a play loaded with controversy – the tabloid outrage, its supposed ‘catalogue of atrocities’ So why do it? Director Kat Thomas: "Blasted is a bold piece that uses literal force to challenge the way we view the world. Yes, it is a text that speaks to civil war, sexual violence, theatrical conventions, but it does offer another way of seeing that emerges from this suffering and nothingness. I find it beautifully optimistic in its sombre form". Blasted can affirm love and hope in the darkest moments of human existence.
Blasted is also a compelling theatrical experience – this production takes place in the basement space at Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, and is designed by final year design student Tureiti Nelson, who has created a design which speaks to both the horror and beauty of the text. This graduation production of Kane’s ‘experiential’ text is sure to make the audience feel the extreme discomfort and distress of the characters.
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Starring Martine Gray, Patrick Davies and Andrew McKenzie.
Directed by Kat Thomas.
Design by Tureiti Nelson, Lighting by Paul Tozer, Sound by Samantha Mott.
| When: | 8.30pm, Wed 1 October – Sat 4 October |
| Where: | Basement Theatre, Te Whaea National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown |
| Price: | $15 / $10 |
| Bookings: | 04 381 9253 |
