THE PILLOWMAN

The Pillowman tells the story of a writer, Katurian, living under a totalitarian regime, who is arrested and questioned about the contents of his tales, which bear similarities to a series of child homicides in his hometown.

The title of the play comes from one of Katurian's stories about a nice character made of pillows who encourages children to commit suicide so they don't have to face terrible lives.

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BY Martin McDonagh

STAGING and TRANSLATION Tiago Guedes

WITH Albano Jerónimo, Gonçalo Waddington, João Pedro Vaz, Marco D'Almeida, Nuno Lopes

SET DESIGN and ANIMATION Jerónimo Rocha, Joana Faria, Nico Guedes (Easylab)

COSTUMES Carolina Espírito Santo

LIGHT DESIGN José Álvaro Correia

MUSIC Hugo Leitão

PRODUCTION Teatro Maria Matos

2006