A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories & their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town. Sometimes you dont even know what youve been craving until the real thing comes along." (" New York Times"). " Mc Donagh is more than just a very clever theatrical stylist. His tricks & turns have a purpose. They are bridges over a deep pit of sympathy & sorrow illuminated by a tragic vision of stunted & frustrated lives." (Fintan OToole " Irish Times"). Martin Mc Donaghs searingly brilliant new play premieres at the National Theatre London in November 2003."