448 PSYCHOSIS

About the show

“I’m angry because I understand, not because I don’t.” Raw, lyrical, and unflinchingly honest, 4.48 Psychosis is a journey into the mind at its most fragile. Through fractured thoughts and fragmented voices, Sarah Kane’s final work strips away the boundaries between patient and doctor, self and shadow, despair and hope. In this bold new interpretation, Southwark Playhouse’s Elders Company brings this searing text to life, reframing the play’s deep questions of identity, connection, and survival through the lens of age, resilience, and reflection — asking what it means to face the darkness and endure. The Elders Company is a weekly drama group for people aged 65 and over. This develops participants’ skills, confidence and abilities, and sees members work with professional directors and facilitators to develop performances.