Katie Mitchell on Cleansed

Katie Mitchell talks to Matt Trueman about her 2016 production of Sarah Kane’s play, Cleansed.

Sarah Kane changed the landscape of British theatre with five plays that were first performed between 1995-2000, and continue to be performed around the world today. In this final film on Kane's work, we examine the latter two plays, Crave and 4.48 Psychosis.

Sarah Kane changed the landscape of British theatre with five plays that were first performed between 1995-2000, and continue to be performed around the world today. In the first of two films in our Sarah Kane collection, we explore Blasted, Phaedra's Love and Cleansed.

Sarah Kane's Cleansed was produced at the National Theatre in 2016, directed by Katie Mitchell. Here's a look at why Cleansed is a challenge for actors and directors, how the cast tackled the script in the rehearsal room, and what Kane might have intended by including seemingly impossible stage directions.