'Love Me Or Kill Me': Sarah Kane and the Theatre of Extremes

by Graham Saunders

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Love Me or Kill Me is the first study of Sarah Kane, the most significant British dramatist in post-war theater. It covers all of Kane's major plays and productions, contains hitherto unpublished material and reviews, and looks at her continuing influence after her tragic early death. Locating the main dramatic sources and features of her work as well as centralizing her place within the 'new wave' of emergent British dramatists in the 1990's, Graham Saunders provides an introduction for those familiar and unfamiliar with her work.

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The author, whose academic background is not provided, offers an introduction to the work of British dramatist Sarah Kane. The first section comprises a chronological introduction to each of the plays, with an introduction outlining the main dramatic methods and themes Kane used in her work, as well as her position in the context of other writers working in British theater of the mid-1990s. The second section presents interviews and conversations with various theater practitioners who have worked with Kane's pieces or are particularly interested in her work. Distributed by Palgrave. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author, Graham Saunders

Graham Saunders is Lecturer in Theater Studies at the University of the West of England.

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