When Blasted was first produced at the Royal Court in 1995 it was hailed jointly as a masterpiece and a 'disgusting piece of filth'.--Daily Mail Subsequently that play, and the others that followed, have been produced all over the world.
萨拉·凯恩(Sarah Kane),出生于1971年,1999年自杀。一生共创作有《摧毁》(Blasted,1995)、《菲德拉的爱》(Phaedra's Love,1996)、《清洗》(Cleansed,1998)、《渴求》(Crave,1998)和《4.48精神崩溃》(4.48 Paychosis,1999)五个剧本。凯恩还曾为英国BBC电视第四频道写过一个电影剧本《皮肤》(Skin,1997)。