The Pillowman Av Martin Mcdonagh

<p><i>‘The first duty of a storyteller is to tell a story.’ Or was it ‘The only duty of a storyteller is to tell a story’?</i><br><br>A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town.<br><br>''Sometimes you don''t even know what you''ve been craving until the real thing comes along.'' <i>New York Times</i><br><br>''McDonagh is more than just a very clever theatrical stylist. His tricks and turns have a purpose. They are bridges over a deep pit of sympathy and sorrow, illuminated by a tragic vision of stunted and frustrated lives.'' Fintan O''Toole, <i>Irish Times</i><br><br>Martin McDonagh''s searingly brilliant play premiered at the National Theatre, London in November 2003. It was revived at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, in June 2023.</p>