Post by jeffan on Jan 4, 2010 15:23:07 GMT -5
1. The Pillowman (2005)
There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best play of the decade. The creepy and haunting show about interrogation and a murderer copying horrifying killings of children straight out of unpublished short stories still permeates my mind five years later. The quartet of Broadway performances from Billy Crudup, Jeff Goldblum, Zelijko Ivanek and Michael Stuhlbarg are etched into my mind as much as the stunning visuals of the gruesome brutality of the stories, beautifully recreated on stage to let the imagination fill in the more appalling blanks. Sure, I’m one for the dark and twisted, but this was as much of a gross out as a thinking man’s work of fiction, calling into question the power of art, the power of suggestion, and the ultimate sacrifice one will make for their art to live on. If only all nights at the theater could hold this kind of power.
www.popten.net/2009/12/12-14-09-my-top-ten-broadway-plays-of-the-decade/
There is no doubt in my mind that this was the best play of the decade. The creepy and haunting show about interrogation and a murderer copying horrifying killings of children straight out of unpublished short stories still permeates my mind five years later. The quartet of Broadway performances from Billy Crudup, Jeff Goldblum, Zelijko Ivanek and Michael Stuhlbarg are etched into my mind as much as the stunning visuals of the gruesome brutality of the stories, beautifully recreated on stage to let the imagination fill in the more appalling blanks. Sure, I’m one for the dark and twisted, but this was as much of a gross out as a thinking man’s work of fiction, calling into question the power of art, the power of suggestion, and the ultimate sacrifice one will make for their art to live on. If only all nights at the theater could hold this kind of power.
www.popten.net/2009/12/12-14-09-my-top-ten-broadway-plays-of-the-decade/
