Bring an extra layer of clothing to Dirt Dogs Theatre because Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman is as cold and bleak as Satan's Lake Cocytus in Dante's Inferno. This is nightmare territory – harsh, unforgiving, terrifying – a contemporary take on the Brothers Grimm, Edgar Allan Poe, and wisps of Kafka...
is as cold and bleak as Satan's Lake Cocytus in Dante's Inferno. This is nightmare territory – harsh, unforgiving, terrifying – a contemporary take on the Brothers Grimm, Edgar Allan Poe, and wisps of Kafka. I'm not aware of a creepier play with such an odd mix of ebony-black comedy, police state horrors, intertwined with grisly fairy tales.
Katurian's developmentally-challenged brother Michal has also been arrested and is being tortured in the next room to coax his confession and probably implicate Katurian. The police have found not only Katurian's bizarre stories, but a box containing five little toes. This is not going to be a good day.
The utter surprise of the night is Sinclair. Not only is his score an electric pulse that echoes with churchly presence and vibrant thrum throughout, it galvanizes the drama, adds to it and solidifies the creepy atmosphere. But he's also a superb actor. His Katurian couldn't be more subservient, then defiant, then battered. His reedy voice is perfect when he has to bow down to his captors, or whisper compassion to his brother, or tell his tales.
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