{"product_id":"pillowman","title":"Pillowman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘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’?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Sometimes you don''t even know what you''ve been craving until the real thing comes along.'' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309538812286,"sku":"NW9780571220328","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571220328.jpg?v=1778263285","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/pillowman","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}