Sarah Kane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sarah Kane

English playwright

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1971

Place of Birth: Brentwood, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1999

Profession: writer, playwright, author

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright who 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.
Kane herself, as well as scholars of her work, such as Graham Saunders, identify some of her inspirations as expressionist theatre and Jacobean tragedy.
The critic Aleks Sierz has seen her work as part of what he has termed In-Yer-Face theatre, a form of drama which broke away from the conventions of naturalist theatre.
Kane's published work consists of five plays, one short film (Skin), and two newspaper articles for The Guardian.