A glimpse into the darkness

Twenty-five years on, 4.48 still packs a gut punch

Daniel Evans, Jo McInnes and Madeleine Potter in 4.48 Psychosis at the Royal Court. Photo: Marc Brenner

When 4.48 Psychosis was first staged at the Royal Court in 2000, it did so in the shadow of the death of its writer, Sarah Kane.

What I’ve seen

TW: discussion of suicide

I wonder if Kane, who took her own life the previous year at the age of 28, knew all …