ISBN: 0571220320 9780571220328

Category: Drama / General

Page count: 104

<p><i>'The first duty of a storyteller is to tell a story.' Or was it 'The only duty of a storyteller is to tell a story'?</i><br> <br> A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town.<br> <br> 'Sometimes you don't even know what you've been craving until the real thing comes along.' <i>New York Times</i><br> <br> 'McDonagh is more than just a very clever theatrical stylist. His tricks and turns have a purpose. They are bridges over a deep pit of sympathy and sorrow, illuminated by a tragic vision of stunted and frustrated lives.' Fintan O'Toole, <i>Irish Times</i><br> <br> Martin McDonagh's searingly brilliant play premiered at the National Theatre, London in November 2003. It was revived at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in June 2023.</p>