World premiere (London, 1995)
12 January 1995 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, UK.Directed by James Macdonald.
- Ian - Pip Donaghy
- Cate - Kate Ashfield
- Soldier - Dermot Kerrigan
The premiere which prompted headlines labelling the play a "disgusting feast of filth"[1]
Italian premiere
1997 at Teatro della Limonania, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy. The first Italian appearance of the play.
2001 London revival
2001 at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London, UK.Directed by James Macdonald.
- Ian - Neil Dudgeon
- Cate - Kelly Reilly
- Soldier - Tom Jordan Murphy
The Royal Court revival which received positive reviews.[3]
2005-2006 German production[4][5]
16th March 2005 at Schaubühne, Berlin, Germany.Also performed 7th-11th Nov 2006 at the Barbican, London, UK.Translated into German by Nils Tabert. Performed under the title of Zerbombt.Directed by Thomas Ostermeier.
- Ian - Ulrich Mühe
- Cate - Katharina Schüttler
- Soldier - Thomas Thieme
2008 site-specific Leeds production
2008 at Queens Hotel, Leeds, UK.Directed by Felix Mortimer.
- Ian - Mark Taylor Batty
- Cate - Mariel Kaplan
- Soldier - Ash Layton
Produced in its authentic setting, this production by 19;29 Performance saw the audience invited into the hotel room Kane set the play within.[6]
New York premiere production
2008 at the Soho Rep, New York City, New York, U.S.Directed by Sarah Benson.[7]
- Ian - Reed Birney
- Cate - Marin Ireland
- Soldier - Louis Cancelmi
2010 London revival
2010 at Lyric Hammersmith, London, UK.Directed by Sean Holmes.
- Ian - Danny Webb
- Cate - Lydia Wilson
- Soldier - Aidan Kelly
A major revival of the play, 15 years on from its debut, by contemporary of Sarah Kane and the Lyric's Artistic Director Sean Holmes. The production won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre.[8]
2015 Sheffield production
2015 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK.Directed by Richard Wilson.
- Ian - Martin Marquez
- Cate - Jessica Barden
- Soldier - Mark Stanley
As part of the Sarah Kane season with staged productions of Blasted, Crave and 4.48 Psychosis and semi-staged readings of Phaedra's Love and Cleansed.[9][10]
2019 Vienna production
2019 at TheaterArche, Vienna, Austria.Directed by Tom Crawley.[11]
First original language production of the play in Austria, produced by Mental Eclipse Theater House in cooperation with Vienna theatre project.[12][13]
