The Pillowman (Show)
The Pillowman is a 2003 play by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995. It tells the tale of Katurian, a fiction writer living in a police state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories, and their similarities to a number of bizarre child murders occurring in his town. The play received the 2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play, the 2004-5 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play, and two Tony Awards for production. It was nominated for the 2004 Evening Standard Award for Best New Play.
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Term Time 09/10
A nightmarish comedy fearlessly explores powerlessness, tortured childhoods and grotesque storytelling.
Freshers' Week '09
From Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, writer & director of the critically acclaimed "In Bruges", comes his darkest and bravest comedy "The Pillowman".