Katie Mitchell Helms CLEANSED, Beginning Tonight at the National

Katie Mitchell helms Sarah Kane's graphic play CLEANSED, beginning tonight, February 16, at the National's Dorfman Theatre.

Michelle Terry, Peter Hobday, Graham Butler, Natalie Klamar, Tom Mothersdale and Matthew Tennyson will star in the production.

CLEANSED will feature sets by Alex Eales, lighting by Jack Knowles, movement by Joseph Alford, music by Paul Clark and sound by Melanie Wilson.

The National's official description reads: "You love me so much why can't you remember my name? Tinker practises the art of atrocity, but even he isn't immune from the need for love. Existing on the border between beauty and brutality, Cleansed imagines a world in which language, human relationships and the body itself are pared away to bare bone. One of Britain's most influential playwrights, Sarah Kane (1971 - 99) receives her National Theatre debut in an unflinching new production by Katie Mitchell."

Please note: This production contains graphic scenes of physical and sexual violence.