By Martin McDonagh

Directed By Neha Hemachandra
Set and Costume By Toby Coulton 
Lighting Design By Ellie Rowlingson 
 

‘The first duty of a storyteller is to tell a story’. Or was it ‘The only duty of a storyteller is to tell a story.’

 In a totalitarian state a Katurian, a writer is questioned by the authorities about a spate of murders that bear similarities to her short stories. Is this life imitating art or something more sinister? 

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As a part of Rose Bruford Colleges 'British Contemporary Theatre' Season this production of The Pillowman was performed in a rep with Shook. The challenge was to design two shows which could be dismantled and switched around and remounted in thirty minuets, muliple times over the course of a week. The second challenging aspect was trying to design a production which felt professional in quality with an entire show budget of £375. This meant designing the two shows in a conscientious way which allowed both productions to share scenic elements which could be rotated in the turn around. More Photos to follow.