Question
In one play by this author, a misogynistic tabloid journalist called Ian and a young woman called Cate are disturbed by a soldier while staying in a hotel in Leeds. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this British author whose debut play Blasted was attacked in the British press for its shocking depictions of violence.
ANSWER: Sarah (Marie) Kane
[10e] A notorious scene from Blasted depicts a soldier sucking out these body parts belonging to Ian. In Macbeth, the witches make a potion including these body parts “of newt” and “toe of frog.”
ANSWER: eyes [or eye of newt]
[10h] This play, which was the last written by Kane before her suicide in 1999, repeatedly features numbers from a serial sevens test. This play’s title references times in the early morning at which she woke up while depressed.
ANSWER: 4.48 Psychosis
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| BHSU | Palestrina Sawayama | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Our Job is Buzz | doubleplusnegfive | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Weird Klaus Barbie | Jeff Weiner Fan Club | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |