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Claude Régy Stages Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychose with Isabelle Huppert

other · 2026-04-23

Claude Régy directed Sarah Kane's final play, 4.48 Psychose, at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris, starring Isabelle Huppert. The play, written by the English playwright before her suicide in 1999, blends dramaturgy with experimental poetry. Yan Ciret interviewed Régy about his choice of this violent text and explored the experience of the body in the voice that the monologue attempts.

Key facts

  • Sarah Kane wrote 4.48 Psychose before her suicide in 1999.
  • Claude Régy directed the play at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
  • Isabelle Huppert performed the monologue.
  • Yan Ciret interviewed Régy about the text.
  • The play is described as both dramaturgy and experimental poetry.
  • The interview discusses the experience of the body in the voice.

Entities

Artists

  • Sarah Kane
  • Claude Régy
  • Isabelle Huppert
  • Yan Ciret

Institutions

  • Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
  • artpress

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

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