The Pillowman
a new play by Martin McDonagh
The father, as we have established, treats the little girl badly, and one day the girl gets some apples and carves some little men out of these apples, all little fingers, little eyes, little toes, and she gives them to her father but she says to him they’re not to be eaten, they’re to be kept as a memento of when his only little daughter was young, and naturally the pig of a father swallows a bunch of these applemen whole, just to spite her, and they have razor blades in them, and he dies in agony.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.
Warning: a viciously funny, seriously disturbing tale.
The Pillowman tours the UK and Ireland from January to March 2005.Martin McDonagh’s previous plays include The Cripple of Inishmaan which premiered at the National and most recently, The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Jim Broadbent and Nigel Lindsay return to the NT.
World Premiere
Please note: Contains scenes and language that may offend. Not suitable for children.
The Pillowman finished on: 17 April 2004
