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.
They are bridges over a deep pit of sympathy and sorrow, illuminated by a tragic vision of stunted and frustrated lives.'
Fintan O'
Toole, Irish Times Martin McDonagh's searingly brilliant new play premieres at the National Theatre, London in November 2003..
His tricks and turns have a purpose. '
Sometimes you don't even know what you've been craving until the real thing comes along.'
New York Times '
McDonagh is more than just a very clever theatrical stylist.
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