Staging of ‘4.48 Psychosis’ to compete for Saint Muse

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Blackbox Theater’s staging of ‘4.48 Psychosis’ by Sara Kane has been nominated in the monodrama category of the upcoming 11th Saint Muse international festival in Ulaanbaatar. Another play staged by Blackbox Theater –the Chairs by Eugene Inoseco- has also been nominated for the competition of the Saint Muse festival that is expected to take place on May 12-16. Blackbox Theater premiered '4.48 Psychosis' on May 3. It is the last play of Sara Kane that was completed shortly before she died and was performed in 2000, at the Royal Court, directed by James Macdonald. This, Kane's shortest and most fragmented theatrical work, dispenses with plot and character, and no indication is given as to how many actors were intended to voice the play. Written at a time when Kane was suffering from severe depression, it has been described by her fellow-playwright and friend David Greig as having as its subject the ‘psychotic mind.’ According to Greig, the title derives from the time — 4:48 a.m. — when Kane, in her depressed state, frequently woke in the morning. L.Erdene-Ochir, actor of Blackbox Theater is performing the main role of the play under directing of M.Boroldoi. The play was translated by B.Tsatsral, who has been translating many world famous plays for Blackbox Theater.