Der Kissenmann von Martin McDonagh

In the organizer's words:

Back in the program after a long wait:
"The Pillowman" by Martin McDonagh - winner of the Cologne Theater Prize 2006 -
presented by: artheater in cooperation with movingtheatre.de

A fictional dictatorship; a writer who writes horror stories; child murders that seem to follow the pattern of this story; bizarre characters, brutal comedy, a Thiller atmosphere...
Director: Andreas Robertz - the actors are: Tomasso Tessitori, Achim Conrad, Stefan Bohne, Bernd Rehse - music: Stefan Bohne - costumes: Pino Cervino / technology: Johannes Kordes u Jürgen Pistol

"Congenially realized by this Cologne group, which shows modern theater in the best sense of the word. Exciting, extremely funny, shocking and deeply moving. Without a doubt, the great acting performances of the ensemble make this already energetic evening a first-class theatrical treat." Vienna, Nachtkurier

"... The masterfully constructed story meets an ensemble that conveys the sudden reversals of motifs and moods with pinpoint accuracy, neither shying away from grim humor nor from deep emotions. Director Andreas Robertz's staging is atmospherically strong, sober and clear and avoids gimmickry: as we all know, the real horror is not bathing in theatrical blood, but confronting the darkness within us. "The Pillowman" proves to be a puzzle play about ethical questions, a parable about the freedom of art and the price we are prepared to pay for it, about the responsibility of the artist, about our relationship to violence and about the nature of storytelling. Above all, it is an exciting, entertaining, dense evening of theater." Laudation by the Cologne Theater Prize jury
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Admission 7 pm / start 8 pm
FREE CHOICE OF SEATS!
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Organizer:in
Artheater
Ehrenfeldgürtel 127
50823 Cologne