Sarah Kane’s Blasted creates the setting of a war torn Leeds, England. The play itself is characterized by degradation, suicide and violence.
Blasted was Kane’s first play which introduced us to Ian and Cate. Ian is a middle-aged misogynistic, homophobic, racist, tabloid journalist. He is also divorced and has a son named Matthew. Cate is a young mentally challenged, child-like woman with a nervous stutter that overcomes her abilities to function properly under stress.
The two enter the Leeds hotel room together after the end of an affair between them. As an insurgent battle develops outside, Ian attempts to persuade Cate to have