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The Pillowman is a 2003 play by British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995, also a final and completed version of the play was publicly read in 1998 and then finished and released as a book in some places in 1999.
With an all-star cast including Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton, Matthew Dunster directed the first major revival of Martin McDonagh’s electrifying and savagely funny Olivier award-winning play, The Pillowman at the intimate Duke of York’s Theatre in 2023.
This brutal dark comedy from Martin McDonagh, the master of the horror-comedy, poses unanswerable questions: Can stories hold the power to cause atrocities? Where is the line between truth and fairy tale? Is a life of horror worth living at all?
May 20, 2024 · The Pillowman. Lyric Theatre, Belfast. ★★★★☆. The central character of Martin McDonagh’s early play The Pillowman is Katurian K Katurian (his middle name is also Katurian), a mild-mannered,...
Jan 24, 2021 · Summary. The Pillowman is a black comedy by Martin McDonagh. The central character is an abattoir worker named Katurian who is arrested for reasons initially unknown to him. A police interrogation room in an unidentified totalitarian state is the main setting.
Martin McDonagh’s Olivier Award-winning play The Pillowman makes its eagerly anticipated West End Premiere following its London debut at the National Theatre.
Jun 22, 2023 · ‘The Pillowman’ is the great ’00s British play that got away. Martin McDonagh’s dark 2003 comedy – which starred a pre-‘Doctor Who’ David Tennant – was extravagantly praised upon its debut at...
Dec 6, 2012 · One of the most controversial and acclaimed playwrights of the 1990s, Martin McDonagh — the man behind stage hits like “ The Beauty Queen Of Leenane ,” “ The Lieutenant of Inishmore ” and “ The...
Jun 22, 2023 · 'The Pillowman' review – Martin McDonagh's macabre play is gasp-inducing and richly thought-provoking. Read our four-star review of The Pillowman, starring Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton, now in performances at the Duke of York's Theatre through 2 September.
Martin McDonagh’s Olivier Award-winning play The Pillowman makes its eagerly anticipated West End Premiere at the Duke of York's Theatre following its London debut at the National Theatre.
