His latest film The Banshees of Inisherin is receiving a wave of critical acclaim and now Martin McDonagh (also the man behind In Bruges and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) is bringing his Olivier Award-winning play, The Pillowman, to the West End for its first major revival.
Showing at the Duke of York Theatre for a limited 12-week run next year with Matthew Dunster directing, the production will star Lily Allen (who made her West End debut with 2:22 – A Ghost Story) and Steve Pemberton (from The League of Gentlemen) as Katurian and Tupolski. The black comedy, in which a writer in a totalitarian state is questioned by the authorities because a string of murders bears similarities to her short stories, is an exploration of the role of the artist in society and the cost of freedom of expression.
Sat 10th June – Sat 2nd September 2023
Duke of York Theatre, 104 St Martin’s Ln, London, WC2N 4BG
pillowmanplay.com