The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh
A Tony Award winning play, The Pillowman is a spellbinding dark comedy that has shocked and stunned audiences in hundreds of cities spanning 13 countries in just a few short years.
“Thoroughly startling and genially intimidating”-The Chicago Tribune
The play has inspired several different interpretations from puppet show, to farce, to gory nightmare that only the most resilient in the audiences can stomach. The Balagula’s production offers yet another twist – a psychological thriller, an existential view set as a dream sequence in which the writer is facing his own internal dilemmas and conflicts embodied in other characters.
Show Dates:
April 15th - 17th & April 22nd - 24th Seating 6:30-7:00 curtains at 8:00 Menu Ordering
Sunday April 13th at 8:00PM Show only no food service (Preview)
Sunday April 20th at 8:00PM Show only no food service
Reservations call 859-259-2754 or visit beetnik.com.
More about The Pillowman
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, "The Pillowman" centers on a writer who is being interrogated about the dark and violent content of his short stories and their similarities to the string of child murders that have occurred in the town. From the very beginning, nothing in the play is what it seems: at every turn there are puzzles and deceptions, mysteries and twists, psychological traps and emotional whirlpools spiced with humor, salted with tears and peppered with sharp insights to tease the intellectual palate. The story that unfolds on stage through dynamic dialog and swift action is underlined with a series of stories told by the characters in the best tradition of storytelling. All this results in a dynamic work of theatrical thrills and an unflinching examination of the very nature of the artist and his relation to his art.
- World premiere on November 13, 2003 at the Royal National Theatre
- Received the 2004 Olivier Award
- Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play
- US Broadway premier in 2005 at the Booth Theatre
- Won the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play
- Won two Tony Awards