num_pages: 104
description: 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.'Sometimes you don't even know what you've been craving until the real thing comes along.' New York Times'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, Irish TimesMartin McDonagh's searingly brilliant new play premi�res at the National Theatre, London in November 2003.
language: English
title: The Pillowman
titlecomplete: The Pillowman
genres: Theatre, Drama, Ireland, Irish Literature, Mystery, Plays, 21st Century, Literature, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 15819
awards: name: Laurence Olivier Award
category: Best New Play
publisher: Faber & Faber