Martin McDonagh: Theaters turned down my plays because of nasty language
Martin McDonagh: Theaters turned down my plays because of nasty language
Image source, PA MediaBy Luke JonesBBC Radio 4
Playwright Martin McDonagh said theaters refused to revive his work because he wouldn't allow language changes. his pieces are "tastier".
It's a "major problem", he told BBC Radio 4's Today program , and a "dangerous place" for writers.
McDonagh's film The Banshees of Inisherin was nominated for nine Oscars earlier this year.< /p>
His 2003 play The Pillowman, about a writer imprisoned by a totalitarian state, was revived in June in London's West End with Steve Pemberton and Lily Allen.
Free speech charity PEN International has partnered with the production to support "many of the values we promote such as the need for tolerance, critical thinking and informed debate".
Playwright Martin McDonagh said theaters refused to revive his work because he wouldn't allow language changes. his pieces are "tastier".
It's a "major problem", he told BBC Radio 4's Today program , and a "dangerous place" for writers.
McDonagh's film The Banshees of Inisherin was nominated for nine Oscars earlier this year.< /p>
His 2003 play The Pillowman, about a writer imprisoned by a totalitarian state, was revived in June in London's West End with Steve Pemberton and Lily Allen.
Free speech charity PEN International has partnered with the production to support "many of the values we promote such as the need for tolerance, critical thinking and informed debate".
Image source, PA Media
