What inspired the pillowman?

Inspiration. The Pillowman stemmed in part from McDonagh’s experience composing fairy tales, with names such as The Chair and the Wolfboy, The Short Fellow and the Strange Frog, and The Violin and the Drunken Angel, early in his writing career.

What is the name of the pillowman?

Cast: Jeff Goldblum (Tupolski), Billy Crudup (Katurian), Zeljko Ivanek (Ariel), Michael Stuhlbarg (Michal), Ted Koch (Father), Virginia Louise Smith (Mother), Jesse Shane Bronstein (Boy) and Madeleine Martin (Girl).

Who is katurian?

Katurian is a writer of twisted stories involving children, and several of the murders mimic ideas presented in his stories.

When was the pillowman first performed?

November 13, 2003
The Pillowman/First performance

What is the movie Closet Land about?

Closet Land is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Radha Bharadwaj. The film stars Madeleine Stowe as a young author of children’s books and Alan Rickman as a sadistic secret policeman who is interrogating her. The film was released to mixed reviews.

When was the book Closet Land published?

“Closet Land (Review).” Chicago Sun-Times. 8 March 1991. Retrieved 12 November 2014. ^ Maslin, Janet. “Closet Land (1990): Secrets and Sadism in the Interrogation Room.” The New York Times. 7 March 1991. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

What is closet?

1 : closely private. 2 : working in or suited to the closet as the place of seclusion or study : theoretical. 3 : being so in private a closet racist.

Do plot elements of Closet Land persist in another narrative body?

Commenting on this, Mielke has stated that “plot elements of Closet Land persist in another narrative host body, another way in which this text persists and haunts (if you will) our culture.” ^ a b “Statement on Closet Land.”