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 as Katurian, the play's primary focus, Jim Broadbent as Tupolski his lead interrogator, Nigel Lindsay as Ariel, and Adam Godley as Michal. It received the 2004 Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play. It was directed by John Crowley.
The Pillowman opened on Broadway on April 10, 2005 at the Booth Theatre to rave reviews. Starring Jeff Goldblum as Tupolski, Billy Crudup as Katurian, with Željko Ivanek as Ariel, and Michael Stuhlbarg as Michal, 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 is currently running at Steppenwolf Theater, from October 14 to November 12, starring Tracy Letts, Yasen Peyankov and Jim True-Frost.
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It also had 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 scenic design was also praised. It is currently running at Atlanta's Actor's Express, from September 14 to October 14, starring Daniel May as Katurian, and will start a run at Philadelphia's Wilma Theatre starting October 4. [1]
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| Works by Martin McDonagh | |
|---|---|
| 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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