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The Pillowman

The Pillowman

by Martin McDonagh

Right at this moment, I don't care if they kill me. I don't care.
But they're not going to kill my stories. They're not going to kill my stories. They're all I've got.

Cast

Cast

KATURIAN
Lukas Butler SH U6

ARIEL
Matthew Berry LH U6

TUPOLSKI

Thomas Fairs Hf L6

MICHAL

Jas Staunton L U6

FATHER
Jack Harrison Fgh L6

MOTHER

Katie Leighton L L6

BOY

Fraser Swanson Hf L6

GIRL

Romilly Friedlein L U6

Crew

Crew

STAGE MANAGER
Harry Woolfenden B L6

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Oliver Bird Fgh U5
Catherine Jacques Fd U5

SOUND

Zahra Aslanli NH U6

LIGHTING

Ottavia Eliot NH U6
Max Holroyd LH U5
James Lilley LH U6

HAIR AND MAKE-UP
Grace Ewing L L6
Freya Javed Fd U6

Mwisiwa Kagwanja NH L6

Gracie Parker Fd U6

DIRECTOR
Tom Tolond

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Benedict Turvill

SET DESIGNER

Will Hunter

SOUND DESIGNER

Stuart Dixon

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Hamish Ellis

AV DESIGNER
Jeremy Goldthorp

CONTENT WARNING

This play includes explicit language and is not suitable for those under the age of 15.

This play contains the following themes:

Violence

Suicide
Torture
Police brutality
Child abuse

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Synopsis

Synopsis

The Pillowman is a viciously funny comedy-drama about a fiction writer in a totalitarian state, who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories, and their similarities to a number of bizarre incidents occurring in the town.

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