‘I dreamt that I went to the doctors, and she gave me eight minutes to live. I’d been sitting in the fucking waiting room for half an hour’
A quarter century from its debut, the entire original cast and creative team return to the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs to revisit Sarah Kane’s final masterpiece 25 years on.
4.48 Psychosis plunges the audience into the mind of an unnamed protagonist grappling with severe depression. Kane crafts an unflinching portrait of a psyche teetering on the edge of oblivion.
In a co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by award-winning James Macdonald (Waiting for Godot, West End) with Daniel Evans, Jo McInnes and Madeleine Potter reprising their roles. The production transfers to The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon following its Royal Court run.
4.48 Psychosis is generously supported by a lead gift from Charles Holloway OBE.
4.48 Psychosis Audience Lottery
Following a record-breaking on-sale, which sold out in minutes, the Royal Court are pleased to announce two extra performances of 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, that will be available for general public to access via audience lottery.
The two extra performances will take place on:
Sat 21 June at 9.30pm
Sat 28 June at 9.30pm
Entrants can apply for up to two tickets to see the production, at £30 per ticket. Full Terms and Conditions are listed on the application page.
Deadline: The lottery will close on Fri 13 Jun, 12pm. Winners of the lottery will be contacted early the following week.
Enter the lottery here.
Post-show Talk Tue 24 Jun, 7.45pm
This event is free with a ticket to that evening’s performance.
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Monday – Friday: 3pm and 7.45pm
Saturdays: 2pm and 6.45pm
Age recommendation: 14+
Running time: 65 minutes, with no interval and no re-entry
Content Guidance:
This show contains: Flashing lights, sudden loud noises
Contains depictions of eating disorders, severe depression, self-harm and suicide
Please see content guidance below for more information:
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Access Performances
Babes in Arms Performance: Tues 24 Jun, 3pm
Age UK & Captioned Performance: Tues 1 Jul, 3pm
Captioned Performance: Tues 1 Jul, 7.45pm
Chilled Performance: Sat 5 Jul, 2pm
The Company
Choose a date
Tue 24 Jun 3.00pm
These performances are intended for adults with babies under 12 months old. For more information, see the Access page on our website.
Tue 1 Jul 3.00pm
These performances are in partnership with Age UK, promoting access to theatre for older people. For more information, contact our Box Office Team. This performance will also be Captioned.
Tue 1 Jul 7.45pm
This performance will be Captioned with a Familiarisation Tour at 7:15pm. For more information, see the Access page on our website.
Sat 5 Jul 2.00pm
This performance will be Chilled with a Familiarisation Tour at 1:30pm. For more information, see the Access page on our website.