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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 directs the first major revival of Martin McDonagh’s electrifying and savagely funny Olivier award-winning play, The Pillowman.
Plot Summary. The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh is a play about Katurian, a fiction writer who lives and works in a police state. As his stories are similar to several murders, he’s interrogated by the police. In 2004, McDonagh received an Olivier Award in the Best New Play category, a New York Drama Critics’ Award for Best New Foreign Play ...
The Pillowman. Writers: Martin McDonagh. Overview. Show Information. Book. Martin McDonagh. Category. Play. Number of Acts. First Produced. 2003. Genres. Dark Comedy, Horror. Settings. Simple/No Set, Unit/Single Set. Time & Place. an interrogation room in an unnamed totalitarian state. Cast Size. medium. Licensor. Dramatists Play Service. Ideal for
The Pillowman Summary. The Pillowman is set in a totalitarian police state. Katurian Katurian is a writer who is best-known for his extremely dark and gruesome stories that often involve children. He has been called in for questioning in connection with the murder of three local children.
Jun 22, 2023 · Home. Reviews. '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. Marianka Swain 22 June, 2023, 02:30.
Apr 11, 2005 · April 11, 2005. Comedies don't come any blacker than "The Pillowman," the spellbinding stunner of a play by Martin McDonagh that opened last night at the Booth Theater, starring Billy...
