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Disturbing books: The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh - this is the real thing

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Title: The Pillowman | Author: Martin McDonagh | Publisher: Faber | Pages: 112 | Publication date: 20th November 2003 | ISBN: 9780571220328 | Source: Purchased
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@jackthereader Год назад

If you’re interested in disturbing plays, check out Sarah Kane. She was a young British writer who sadly committed suicide in the late ‘90s and left behind a slim (about the size of a paperback novel) but incredibly disturbing and powerful body of work. Her debut, Blasted, was about an abusive tabloid journo in a British hotel room whose life is turned upside down by a sudden outbreak of civil war. The play depicts cannibalism and male rape and so was incredibly controversial on the theatre scene at the time.

@acidburns4046 Год назад

I was fortunate enough to see The Pillowman at the theatre. Starring Jim Broadbent and David (Dr Who) Tennant. Great stuff.

@originaltwyla4991 Год назад

WOW!

@goddessofgore Год назад

I bet this was astounding!

@Netty_Noo Год назад

This would of been incredible to see

@SamanthaAitken 9 месяцев назад

I’m so jealous!O bet that was amazing.I thought I was fortunate seeing it with Benedict Wong and Marc Warren

@PlaguedbyVisions Год назад

This sounds incredible! And only reassures me we need to get Sarah Kane on your shelf. Blasted is definitely one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever read, theater or otherwise. Artaud would be proud.

@alex_unabridged Год назад

I absolutely second that vote for Blasted! Have read it countless times and seen it live twice, and it's never lost its impact. Have you read any other Kane plays, Juan?

@PlaguedbyVisions Год назад

@@alex_unabridged I also read 4:48 Psychosis! Incredible as well. :)

@CriminOllyBlog 5 месяцев назад

I do definitely need to read Kane

@Sofia-ib4hb Год назад

I just read this play today because of your video and I really enjoyed it! Disturbing in such an interesting way, I've never read anything quite like this. So glad I read it. Thanks for the video!

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Ah fantastic! Glad you enjoyed it

@RipVanTwinkle1 Год назад

I’ve seen this show live 5 times and every time has been *stunning*. I wrote my final exam paper for college on “The Pillowman”. Its kind of been a weird obsession of mine. 😂 Would love to see it again.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

That is dedication!

@jpusey8930 3 месяца назад

It's coming to the Lyric theater in Belfast soon

@sophiaisabelle01 Год назад

We appreciate the amount of dedication and hard work you have. We always praise you for that.

@centy64 Год назад

Three Billboards and Banshees of Inisherin are both absolutely fantastic.

@HellzinB Год назад

The Banshees movie last year was one of my favourites. It's not for everyone but I think it's great. I'll definitely have to read this now

@KD91646 Год назад

Imagine if you were watching it live! Disturbing content in the theatre can be incredibly effective because there's a greater sense (in comparison to films) that THIS IS HAPPENING NOW.

@josephcamhi5676 3 месяца назад

I love McDonagh's plays. He is one of my favorite playwrights. Try The Lieutenant of Inishmore. I just saw an excellent production of The Pillowman.

@im1ru122 Год назад

I have a copy of the play because I've always meant to read it as a follow-up to seeing it performed. I saw the Broadway production in 2005. I still recall one moment in particular that almost had me jumping from my seat, I was so startled. Yes, if you have a chance to see the revival in London, I would recommend that you go. (In the meantime... I will read the play. ;) )

@troytradup Год назад

You should totally go see this on stage, Olly. Fantastic play and lots of interesting production possibilities. I've seen it a couple of times, both productions good and very different.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

I am tempted. Will be interesting to see if it tours after it’s been on in London

@Netty_Noo Год назад

Three Billboards is fantastic Olly … Before the pandemic , we would very often go to NTL’s Olly ( national theatre live ) i can highly recommend them ..Its basically watching theatre recorded live at the cinema ..its great for plays … The Crucible is superb , and Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf ..An Inspector calls are all excellent reads …This was a really interesting video really different :)

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Yeah I’ve heard good things about those, need to check one out!

@MyNamesMichael 4 месяца назад

Great little play this, did this show for an assessment! (lovely soothing voice btw)

@CriminOllyBlog 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@Rotwangsrobot001 Год назад

Sorry but you have the pic of Sting mistakenly labeled as him and vice versa.

@SMacCuUladh 2 месяца назад

that's on purpose, it's an old joke.

@chrisgomes5048 Год назад

I loved this play. I would love to have seen the original performance. I liked this so much that I picked up a copy of Hangmen - awful things happen, but not as bleek (and definitely more darkly comic) as The Pillowman.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

I’ll definitely be checking out more of his work

@hairylittlewombat Год назад

I've recently returned from the UK. I was really fortunate to see The Pillowman on stage in London. Lily Allen played Katurian and the two cops were played by Steve Pemberton and Paul Kaye. Absolutely loved it.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Fantastic - I'm jealous!

@jamieparrish4799 11 месяцев назад

My son is 13 and is very keen on theatre he’s fairly grown up but I’m unsure on if i should take him to see this what would you suggest having seen it. Thanks

@CriminOllyBlog 11 месяцев назад

@jamieparrish4799 not seen the production, but the script itself is pretty strong stuff

@SMacCuUladh 2 месяца назад

@@jamieparrish4799 13 is too young for this material, 16 is even a little young.

@happycatyoutube 6 месяцев назад

This is my favourite play of all time! I read this 12 years ago and this play has stuck with me the most out of every other play I've read/seen ❤ although seeing the reviews from the London one, ugh, it breaks my heart to think they mightve ruined my favourite play 😭 did you ever go to see it?

@CriminOllyBlog 6 месяцев назад

No; I still haven’t managed to see it. I’d really like to though. It really is a powerful play.

@danielmarlett1421 Год назад

I majored in theatre in college and often heard whispers about this play but have never had the opportunity to read it. I'm going to have to seek it out.

@squashchefan Год назад

I'll need to pick this up then. The movies you mentioned are top quality

@nicolanichols5049 Год назад

Agree

@Jesterdoggie Год назад

As I've written earlier I've seen many McDonough plays and try to get to any of them that are produced near me. He is my favorite playwright. Might I suggest 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Lt. of Inishmore.' While far more 'typical' of a play they are dark and funny, though not nearly as dark as Pillowman.

@alex_unabridged Год назад

So happy to hear you enjoyed this one, Olly! I would love to see this live - my sister saw the original production with David Tennant, and she said it was an experience she'll never forget! There are loads more great disturbing plays out there if you ever fancy more. Give me a nudge if you ever want any recommendations ;-)

@shereadsatmidnight Год назад

I don’t know about Olly, but I’d love some recs!

@alex_unabridged Год назад

@@shereadsatmidnight Okay, here are few to start with! The top of the list would have to be 'Blasted' by Sarah Kane, but most of Kane's works are pretty unsettling for various reasons. 'Cleansed' is another of hers which is very provocative but is much stranger than 'Blasted'. Then I'd go to Anthony Neilson - 'Normal' or 'Penetrator'. Philip Ridley's 'The Pitchfork Disney' is worth a read too, though I'd say that's unsettling more than disturbing. You can grab collections from all of these playwrights pretty cheap second-hand - Methuen Drama does a good series of collected works. But I'd definitely recommend starting with Kane if you've not already read her stuff - she wrote some really challenging work!

@shereadsatmidnight Год назад

Thank you!!

@alex_unabridged Год назад

@@shereadsatmidnight You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy any that you read! Well, ‘enjoy’ might be the wrong word, but you know what I mean! :-)

@ToddSmith23 Год назад

Mike Lindell is a much more disturbing pillowman

@B-RollBooks Год назад

In 2006, I was sure I had seen Sting in a bookshop in Salisbury and on the train back to London. Now I'm wondering if it was McDonagh. They look like twins who share a barber and tailor. Uncanny.

@SheilaTheGrate Год назад

That sounds amazing. I love theatre, and this sounds right up my alley. I really enjoyed Three Billboards and The Banshees of Inisherin. Phenomenal character work.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

I really need to watch both of those

@SheilaTheGrate Год назад

Banshees was exactly the kind of film I needed post pandemic. It's ok to be done with everyone's bullshit but don't cut off the nose to spite the face. Literally. And everyone is dealing with the "small community isolated together" darkness that is inevitably brought out to the light, and you hope and hope that they will take the opportunity to improve but...no spoilers 🤣 Three Billboards was really, really enjoyable. As an Irishman, he didn't really quite have a handle on race relations, especially in present day America so there are a couple of parts that are...off? If you watch Three Billboards and then Banshees, you will see that he has a much more deft touch with critiquing the Garda then US police. They are both colonial constructed organizations to control certain populations, just with different histories. I appreciate police analysis in any form. #PoliceReformNOW ✊

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

@@SheilaTheGrate I do intend to watch the both, so I'll bear those thoughts in mind

@andrewrodgers2180 Год назад

It is really amazing tome the power of live theater. I saw the play in a small local theater. It was pretty intense sometimes. I felt like I was in the interrogation room, I could see the sweat on the actors fore heads. great throw you for a loop disturbing stuff.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

I can imagine in a small venue it would be really something

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

I can imagine in a small venue it would be really something

@shereadsatmidnight Год назад

I was so taken with this play when I read it a few months ago, and I think about it all the time. Sarah Kane comes highly recommended for those who like this one, as does Bert V Royal’s Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. I’ve yet to read those though.

@sodapopbrosky Год назад

Ah thank you! I’ll check it out!

@diamondslashranch Год назад

You’ve got to go see the play and report back. That would be so amazing!

@bookofdust Год назад

Two writers that are provocative and disturbing are Dennis Cooper and playwright and YA novelist Adam Rapp.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Cheers. I’ve been meaning to check Cooper out for ages

@vicjames3256 7 месяцев назад

You almost fooled me with the Sting images. Nice.

@CriminOllyBlog 7 месяцев назад

😁

@AwkwardTruths Год назад

If your thumbnail states: "Dark - this is the real thing" then I'm already scared to read it :).

@jimmlygoodness Год назад

2:21 Actually, Sting is on the left. But yes, they look very much alike!

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Ha! Yeah that reversal was a (bad!) joke

@jimmlygoodness Год назад

@@CriminOllyBlog Hahaha...I thought it might be!

@OliverZelinski Год назад

From what you say about the book it reminds me of The Room by Hubert Selby. Is it like this? I did not like The Room whatsoever

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

No, it’s not like The Room at all

@OliverZelinski Год назад

@@CriminOllyBlog thank goodness 😅

@asiatic1476 Год назад

Disturbing

@BookBlather Год назад

This sounds awesome! This is definitely going on the Tbr.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@ShannonsChannel Год назад

Sounds a bit like Orwell's 1984. I haven't read a play since high school!

@christopherbaldi3838 Год назад

Three Billboards is fantastic and highly entertaining. Takes risks that you rarely ever see in mainstream movies.

@JonathanDunskyBooks Год назад

This seems like an incredible play. I'd like to see it more than read it, but I doubt it will play in Israel anytime soon.

@rayek4eq Год назад

Good to know plays can work, Clive Barker has a few you might be interested in? My guess

@michellehood3523 Год назад

I just watched the play online. It was really great and quite darkly comic at times. Is that how it read to you?

@yoon-lihan6217 Год назад

Am I going to give up whatever m reading nd follow olly's choice ? Yes.totally

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Thank you! Hope you like it

@themiddleplace Год назад

Was trying to think where I recognised the name from!

@adriennelee26 Год назад

There's no way that that's not Sting!😂 Banshees and 3 Billboards are both very good movies.

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

😂 the likeness is quite striking!

@margaretdrew2844 Год назад

Do you know if it has ever been produced on stage .?

@one_man_community 11 месяцев назад

Equus?

@CriminOllyBlog 11 месяцев назад

Ooh good suggestion

@matthewharper7333 Год назад

I learned a couple of bits out of this play (Katurian's Pillowman story and Ariel's "hate" monologue) for drama class. It sticks with you. Something primal in all of it.

@nicolanichols5049 Год назад

Three Billboards is fantastic !!!!!!!

@DDB168 Год назад

Hang on a second, an author that plays football ? Nah, no way. Book people don't even follow sport let alone play it. It deserves top 5 billing for that fact alone 😉

@CriminOllyBlog Год назад

Not Aussie rules I’m afraid

@DDB168 Год назад

@@CriminOllyBlog I'll take whatever I can get. 🏈🏉⚽