24 February 2017 – 12 March 2017 @ Victoria Theatre

Synopsis

In 2007, an acclaimed production of this play was staged in Singapore, directed by Tracie Pang, and was described in a Flying Inkpot review as “absolutely unmissable”. A decade later, in response to overwhelming demand from our audiences, we are thrilled to announce the return of THE PILLOWMAN.

A writer of short stories is being questioned by the police regarding a series of child murders. What do his stories have to do with the gruesome deaths? Why is his brother, a gentle man-child with special needs, being locked up in the next room? Exactly who, or what, is “The Pillowman”? And “what’s in the box?”…

As the interrogation escalates, terrifying tales are told, buried bogeymen are resurrected, and it becomes impossible to distinguish fact from fiction. A nail-biting, nightmarish nursery story for grownups, THE PILLOWMAN will have you squirming on the edge of your seats even as you howl with laughter.

THE PILLOWMAN won the Olivier Award for Best New Play, and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play.

Written by: Martin McDonagh
Directed by: Tracie Pang

Starring:
Adrian Pang
Daniel Jenkins
Shane Mardjuki
Andy Tear
Bright Ong
Victoria Mintey
and introducing Prudence Rivero

(Source: Pangdemonium Website)


other stagings


credits

Martin McDonagh
Playwright
Tracie Pang
Director

artefacts

The Pillowman (2017), Review
Rivetting 2017 Season Opener Engages with Dark Stories! The revisiting of Martin Mcdonough’s The Pillowman succeeds in rattling many a spirit in the ‘grand dame’ – yet modernized, state of the art – Victoria Theatre. Performing to an almost filled 614 seater theatre, this hauntingly dark piece known for its macabre, grimmer-than-Grimm material is sure to make one laugh and unsettle the bejesus out of viewers, while also celebrating the power of writers, not only as storytellers, but as artists
Christian W Huber
Reviewed: 7 March 2017