| The Pillowman | |
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| Written by | Martin McDonagh |
| Characters | Katurian Tupolski Ariel Michal |
| Date premiered | 13 November 2003 |
| Place premiered | Cottesloe Theatre London, England |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Black comedy |
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. Production started in 2000 for the eventual 2003 performance. 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 child murders occurring in his town. The play received the 2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play,[1] the 2004-5 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play, and two Tony Awards for production. It was nominated for the 2004 Evening Standard Award for Best New Play.[2]
- ^ "Winners of the 2004 Laurence Olivier Awards". London Theatre. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Standard, Luke Leitch, Evening (2012-04-11). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2004 nominees". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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