This term I read the phenomenal play script, "Pillowman", by Martin McDonagh. This play is exciting from the beginning. What McDonagh deals with as his theme is the importance and power and necessity of telling a story. He presents this theme in away that is entertaining and clever. Not only does he utilize this manipulation of time, but there is also the interesting notion that we are listening to a story of a bunch of characters that like to tell and listen to stories. The overall feel is definitely a little creepy. McDonagh has a very unique voice throughout this pieve, and although he does not create amazing personalities, his style is entertaining enough on its own; the stylized dialogue is semi-poetic and is interesting to listen to and has a smooth flow to it.
This play is extremely dark and sadistic, yet hilarious in multiple parts and generally funny throughout. I loved how McDonagh used the pieces of literature that are popular, like the Pied Piper and made a twist on it. His use of alliteration is profound and it is always somewhat self-assuring when you can understand a joke or piece of alliteration within a piece that you are reading. This play was a bit challenging, because it was hard at times to keep in mind what was going on simultaneously in certain scenes. Overall, I loved this play and despite what most reviews I had read on this script said, I think it was very well written. I had the opportunity to see part of it performed by some very talented actors at my school and they did a superb job. I highly recommend this script for anyone looking for a quick page turner!
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