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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| + | ''Once upon a time there was a show so revolting and yet so human and so funny that a portion of the audience felt compelled to leave at intermission while the rest stayed totally rapt in the events and tales illustrated before them.'' New York Review, 2005 | ||
| + | Martin McDonagh’s searing play tells the story of Katurian, a writer in a totalitarian state who is being interrogated over a spate of child murders which appear to have striking similarities to some of his gruesome short stories. With Katurian's brother imprisoned in the next cell, his interrogators will stop at nothing to get the answers they want. | ||
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| + | Moving between the forbidding interrogation cell and the Grimm-like world of Katurian’s grisly stories, this blackest of black comedies explores family secrets, murder, repression and the ultimate power of storytelling. At once viciously funny and deeply disturbing, The Pillowman mixes fairytale allegory and brutal realism to create a dark, haunting tale that is not for the faint-hearted or the easily offended. | ||
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| + | The original Royal National Theatre production received the 2004 Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
| + | '''Auditions: Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th May 8pm and Sunday 17th May 6pm''' | ||
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| + | KATURIAN: The writer. A quiet, literary type who uses words as his defence but can stand up for himself and his brother when needed. A challenging but very rewarding role. Age 25-30 | ||
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| + | MICHAL: Katurian’s brother. Only a few years younger than Katurian, Michal has learning difficulties – he has a childish innocence and naïveté that gets him into trouble. Age 20-30 | ||
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| + | TUPOLSKI: The head interrogator and self-titled ‘Good Cop’. Needs to be a commanding presence, but rarely resorts to violence as he has ‘Bad Cop’ Ariel to do that for him. Age anywhere between 30-50. | ||
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| + | ARIEL: Tupolski’s sidekick, Ariel has a short fuse and a love of violence. Again, age anywhere between 30-50 | ||
| + | As well as the ‘real time’ characters in the interrogation room, there are non-speaking MOTHER, FATHER, DAUGHTER and BOY figures that appear as part of Katurian’s stories. There is also a small mute GIRL, playing age of 8-10, who has a short appearance towards the end of the second act, no lines. Could be from the youth group if there are some very understanding parents out there | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 15 September 2008
Directed by Naomi Liddle
Performances: September 2009, Prompt Corner
Contents
Introduction
Once upon a time there was a show so revolting and yet so human and so funny that a portion of the audience felt compelled to leave at intermission while the rest stayed totally rapt in the events and tales illustrated before them. New York Review, 2005
Martin McDonagh’s searing play tells the story of Katurian, a writer in a totalitarian state who is being interrogated over a spate of child murders which appear to have striking similarities to some of his gruesome short stories. With Katurian's brother imprisoned in the next cell, his interrogators will stop at nothing to get the answers they want.
Moving between the forbidding interrogation cell and the Grimm-like world of Katurian’s grisly stories, this blackest of black comedies explores family secrets, murder, repression and the ultimate power of storytelling. At once viciously funny and deeply disturbing, The Pillowman mixes fairytale allegory and brutal realism to create a dark, haunting tale that is not for the faint-hearted or the easily offended.
The original Royal National Theatre production received the 2004 Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play.
Cast
Auditions: Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th May 8pm and Sunday 17th May 6pm
KATURIAN: The writer. A quiet, literary type who uses words as his defence but can stand up for himself and his brother when needed. A challenging but very rewarding role. Age 25-30
MICHAL: Katurian’s brother. Only a few years younger than Katurian, Michal has learning difficulties – he has a childish innocence and naïveté that gets him into trouble. Age 20-30
TUPOLSKI: The head interrogator and self-titled ‘Good Cop’. Needs to be a commanding presence, but rarely resorts to violence as he has ‘Bad Cop’ Ariel to do that for him. Age anywhere between 30-50.
ARIEL: Tupolski’s sidekick, Ariel has a short fuse and a love of violence. Again, age anywhere between 30-50
As well as the ‘real time’ characters in the interrogation room, there are non-speaking MOTHER, FATHER, DAUGHTER and BOY figures that appear as part of Katurian’s stories. There is also a small mute GIRL, playing age of 8-10, who has a short appearance towards the end of the second act, no lines. Could be from the youth group if there are some very understanding parents out there
Crew
Reviews
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