The Pillowman
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The Pillowman is a play by Martin McDonagh. A drama, 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 incidents occurring in his town.
The play had its world premiere on November 13, 2003 at the Royal National Theatre, starring David Tennant and Jim Broadbent. It received the 2004 Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play.
The Pillowman opened on Broadway on April 10, 2005 at the Booth Theatre to rave reviews. Starring Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crudup with Željko Ivanek and Michael Stuhlbarg, the production won the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play (Foreign), Tony Awards for Best Lighting of a play, (Brian MacDevitt), and Best Scenic Design of a Play, Scott Pask, and 2 Drama desk awards: Outstanding Featured Actor, (Michael Stuhlbarg), and Outstanding Sound Design, (Paul Arditti). Jeff Goldblum also received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. The play concluded its Broadway run on September 18, 2005.
It also ran a critically acclaimed run at the ACT Theatre in Seattle, Washington, from March 17 - April 16, 2006. It starred Matthew Floyd Miller. Misha Berson of the Seattle Times said it was "more stimulating work here than in its star-studded but garishly morbid and glib 2005 Broadway staging." Its remarkable set piece was also praised.[link]
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| Works by Martin McDonagh | |
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| The Leenane Trilogy: The Beauty Queen of Leenane | A Skull in Connemara | The Lonesome West | |
| The Aran Islands Trilogy: The Cripple of Inishmaan | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | The Banshees of Inisheer'' | |
| Other Plays: The Pillowman | |
| Films: Six Shooter | |
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