THE PILLOWMAN COMES TO DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED 12 WEEK RUN

With an all-star cast including Lily Allen and Steve Pemberton, Matthew Dunster directs the first major revival and West End season of Martin McDonagh’s electrifying and savagely funny Olivier Award-winning play The Pillowman. Performances begin at the intimate Duke of York’s Theatre on Saturday 10 June, for a strictly limited 12-week run through to Saturday 2 September 2023.

Martin McDonagh, who has just won the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice Film Festival for his new, critically-acclaimed movie The Banshees of Inisherin, is also the multi Olivier, BAFTA and Academy Award-winning playwright and screen-writer responsible for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths and Six Shooter.

Martin McDonagh commented:

“I’m thrilled that The Pillowman is finally making its West End premiere. It’s a play that’s always been very close to my heart, in terms of its combination of dark comedy with its exploration of the nature of story-telling itself and the role of the artist in society. With so many personal freedoms under attack by governments and religions around the world I think it’s a perfect time to put this play on.

I am a huge admirer of both Steve Pemberton and Lily Allen – their intelligence, their wit, their fun – and having Lily play Katurian, the first time this role has been played by a woman in an English-speaking version, is just so, so exciting to me. With such a strong cast, and Matthew at the helm once again, I can’t wait to be part of it.”

THE PILLOWMAN

Venue

Duke of York’s Theatre
St Martin’s Lane
London WC2N 4BG

Performance Dates

Saturday 10 June – Saturday 2 September 2023

Performance Times

Monday – Saturday: 7:30PM
Wednesday & Saturday: 2:30PM

Tickets

pillowmanplay.com

Day Seats

10 seats released each performance day (maximum of two per person)

Pay What You Can Lottery

20 tickets per performance for the week released the Wednesday before

Signed & Audio Described & Captioned Performance (captioned by Stagetext)

Dates TBC

CREW

Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Matthew Dunster
Set & Costume Design by Anna Fleischle

Lighting Design by Neil Austin
Sound Design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph
Casting by Amy Ball