The New World Theatre Club (NWTC) will perform its production of The Pillowman at the Mierscher Kulturhaus in Mersch from 5 - 9 October 2016.
Directed by Gav Guilfoyle, auditions have taken place and the characters have been cast, with rehearsals will commence shortly.
- Katurian: Aymeric d'Hérouel
- Michal: Martin Campion
- Tupolski: Mike West
- Ariel: John Evans
- Mother: FJan Horsburgh
- Father: Kim Hermans
- Girl/Boy: Juliet Ostretova
The crew has also been confirmed, as follows:
- AD / Stage Manager: John Brigg
- Producers: Julie Fraser & Chris Albrecht
- Sound / Lighting: Parminder Plahe
Poster Design: Amandine Bornibus
- Costumes: Hilary Brown
- Hair and makeup: Laura Fraser
- Props: Katie Bull
- Stage Crew: Set Ruef
The Pillowman is a 3 Act play by Martin McDonagh (running time about 2 hours, with an interval). Katurian, a writer of short stories which often depict violence against children, has been arrested by two detectives, Ariel and Tupolski, because some of his stories resemble recent child murders. When he hears that his brother Michal has confessed to the murders and implicated Katurian, he resigns himself to his execution but attempts to save his stories from destruction. The play includes both narrations and re-enactments of several of Katurian's stories, most notably the autobiographical "The Writer and the Writer's Brother", which tells how Katurian developed his disturbed imagination.
Although not obvious from the above description, the play unfolds through comic and tragic moments and is filled with lots of humour (albeit a bit on the dark side). It is through this humour that the playwright captures the humanity of the situation. Storytelling is the backbone of this production and through the rehearsal process thze NWTC will explore the most exciting methods, both vocally and physically, of telling the story.
For further details, see www.nwtc.lu.
