The Pillowman - Not quite pillowtalk

This weekend, I watched one of the best plays I've seen in years. Seriously.

It's described as a "Viciously funny psychological thriller" - and it doesn't disappoint.

The humor is dark. Very dark. The plot is twisted. Very very twisted. The play goes for 2 hours and 45 minutes. But those minutes pass very quickly.

It's written by an Irish playwright called Martin McDonagh and the Singapore crew is directed by Tracie Pang. It features Adrian Pang (a big name in Singapore theatre circles), Daniel Jenkins, Michael Corbidge and others with fantastically powerful performances.

I honestly don't know how to describe the plot but here goes: The entire play is about the interrogation of a short story writer... the allegations against him are not revealed early in the play (so I won't reveal them either). His mentally retarded brother is also involved in the interrogation. The play goes into gruesome murders, social experiments, torture (including chopped up fingers that fell off the stage during our show!). And yes - there's a connection to a pillowman... and what a connection it was.

It's sick and exhilarating and really really funny all at the same time. Anyone who likes movies that shake you, will love this play. So if you like Crash, Usual suspects, anything by Quentin Tarantino, Butterfly Effect and the like - you'll LOVE THIS.

I strongly recommend a watch. It's playing in the DBS Arts Center, Singapore until the 25th of Nov.