
Sarah Kane
Born
February 3, 1971
Died
February 20, 1999 (28 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
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.