It’s not often that a play concerning a man under suspicion of torturing and killing children is cast as a comedy. But such is the macabre setup in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, which returns to London after both its 2004 Olivier Award win for Best New Play and a run on Broadway. Predominately set in an interrogation room, McDonagh, who also wrote and directed Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; In Bruges; and Seven Psychopaths, has earned a reputation as a preeminent storyteller. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the play dangles the age-old question of whether art imitates life, or if something more malevolent is at play? —B.A.
The Pillowman
Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4BG, United Kingdom
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