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Sarah Kane

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

February 3, 1971(28)

Day of Death

February 20, 1999

Place of Birth

Brentwood, Essex, England, UK

Sarah Kane

Writing

Biography

Sarah Kane was an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological—and death. They are characterised by a poetic intensity, pared-down language, exploration of theatrical form and, in her earlier work, the use of extreme and violent stage action.