The Pillowman

play by McDonagh

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  • Martin McDonagh
    In Martin McDonagh: Playwriting career

    His next play, The Pillowman, premiered in London in 2003 at the National Theatre, with actors David Tennant and Jim Broadbent in lead roles. Set in an unnamed police state, its plot involves a writer who is interrogated by police for his disturbing stories, which share similarities with…

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