Back by popular demand and a sold-out 207 run "the pillowman" returns.

The fairytales of our childhood are pretty unforgettable. Still, have you ever questioned their inherent savagery? Wondered, perhaps, about the wise grandmother devoured by the blood-lusting wolf? Or about the lame boy limping futilely behind the town's children, as they followed the tune of the Pied Piper?

The Pillowman, by acclaimed Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, offers startling answers to - some - of these enigmas, while raising many more of its own.

The Pillowman won UK's Olivier Award for Best Play in 2004 and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play in 2005 in New York, where it also played to rave reviews. SRT is proud to present the Asian premiere of The Pillowman, featuring the top talents of the Singapore stage:

" Adrian Pang (first theatre role after winning the ST Life! Best Actor Award 2007)
" Michael Corbidge (Best Actor Nominee ST Life! Theatre Awards 2007)
" Daniel Jenkins (Best supporting Actor Winner ST Life! Theatre Awards 2007)
" Shane Mardjuki (Best Ensemble nominee - ST Life! Theatre Awards 2007).
" Directed by Tracie Pang (Best Director nominee ST Life! Theatre Awards 2007).


With the twists of a thriller, and the twisted logic of a horror film, The Pillowman is darkly funny and surprisingly poignant.

Katurian, a writer of 400 terrifying short stories, has been newly imprisoned in a nameless totalitarian country. Katurian is questioned by Tupolski and Ariel, who scale new heights of brutality - and black humour - with their version of the good cop/bad cop mind game. Along the way, the reasons for the storyteller's capture are revealed in a viciously entertaining cat-and-mouse game that has you at the edge of your seat.

A creative work that is quite unalike anything that you have ever seen before on a stage, The Pillowman will inhabit your dreams long after you have experienced it.

Director Tracie Pang says: "The Pillowman took me on a rollercoaster ride of horror, pathos and comedy. It is a wonderfully written piece where words count, and every moment grabs your innermost self, then tightens like a vice around it."

"I would rate The Pillowman as one of the top five plays I've ever seen," says SRT's Artistic Director Gaurav Kripalani adding "I chose to stage this play because it will be a long time before another play as good as this is written. A not-to-be-missed creative work that defies all attempts at categorisation, and which is quite unalike anything that you have ever seen before on a stage".

The Pillowman is part of SRT's continuing mission to bring the best theatre celebrating the importance of the text to the Singaporean stage.

Details:

DATE: 26th March - 6th April 2008, 8pm Tues - Sun plus 3pm Sat/Sun matinee
PRICES: From $40 to $58 Student concessions available
VENUE: DBS Arts Centre - Home of SRT
TICKETING: SISTIC at 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg