Cleansed
| Cleansed | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sarah Kane |
| Characters |
Graham Tinker Carl Rod Grace Robin Woman |
| Date premiered | 30 April 1998 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | A university |
Cleansed is the third play by the English playwright Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1998 at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in London. The play is set in a university which has been converted into some form of bizarre institution under the rule of the sadistic Tinker.[1][2] When the play premiered at the Royal Court in April 1998, Kane played the part of Grace for the last three performances because of an injury that the original actress suffered.[1]
It is sometimes claimed that Tinker was named after the theatre critic for British newspaper The Daily Mail, Jack Tinker, whose review of Kane's first play Blasted was headlined "this disgusting feast of filth", but there does not appear to be any evidence of Kane confirming this.[1]
Bibliography
- Kane, Sarah, Sarah Kane: Complete Plays. London: Methuen (2001), ISBN 0-413-74260-1
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