*Royal Court, London
*David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith give pitch-perfect performances in the theatrical maverick’s first London premiere in 12 years
Related: Martin McDonagh interview: ‘Theatre is never going to be edgy in the way I want it to be’
Martin McDonagh has lost none of his power to shock. After more than a decade since his last London premiere with The Pillowman (2003), he returns with a savagely black comedy that reminds us it is exactly 50 years since the end of hanging in England, Wales and Scotland. But the question his play poses is whether the professional need to kill, with its potential for injustice, can be abandoned overnight.Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.
*David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith give pitch-perfect performances in the theatrical maverick’s first London premiere in 12 years
Related: Martin McDonagh interview: ‘Theatre is never going to be edgy in the way I want it to be’
Martin McDonagh has lost none of his power to shock. After more than a decade since his last London premiere with The Pillowman (2003), he returns with a savagely black comedy that reminds us it is exactly 50 years since the end of hanging in England, Wales and Scotland. But the question his play poses is whether the professional need to kill, with its potential for injustice, can be abandoned overnight.Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.
