4.48 Psychosis

4.48 Psychosis was written throughout the autumn and winter of 1998-99 as Kane battled with one of her recurrent bouts of depression. On February 20 1999 aged 28 the playwright committed suicide. On the page the piece looks like a poem. No characters are named and even their number is unspecified. It could be a journey through one person''s mind or an interview between a doctor and his patient.