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LOST HAND.

GAME SUMMARY

Martin McDonagh's play, "A Behanding in Spokane," depicts a few hours in the life of Carmichael, who is searching for his left hand, which has been missing for years. Having lost his hand in childhood, Carmichael has been traveling across America for decades in an attempt to find it. One day, two young con artists, Toby and Marilyn, claim to have his missing hand and try to swindle him out of money. However, what begins as a small deception quickly spirals out of control. As the hotel employee, Mervyn, becomes involved, four characters, who appear to be completely different, find themselves trapped together in the same room. As the story unfolds around the missing hand, the characters' loneliness, fears, lies, and pasts begin to emerge.

McDonagh uses absurd situations and dark humor to expose the relationships people are unable to form, their search for belonging, and their feelings of inadequacy.

"The Pillowman," which initially appears to be a simple crime story, is a play that explores how far we should go in pursuing what we have lost. It tells a story that goes far beyond the physical absence of a limb; it examines how people carry the missing pieces in their lives, how these absences shape their identities, and whether what we are searching for is truly what we have lost. Skillfully blending dark humor with tragedy, the play is one of McDonagh's most absurd, yet also most human, works.

Colophon:

Author: Martin McDonagh.

Translation: Ekin Tunçay Turan.

Carmichael: Öner Erkan.

Mervyn: Mustafa Elikoğlu

Toby: Muzaffer Aksoy.

Marilyn: Ilgın Çakır.

Director: Vahap Şen.

Assistant Director: Kıvanç Erdoğan.

Assistant Director: Şevval Antep - Sena Aksoy

Casting Director: Kindly Yıldırım.

Production: Nodus Arts.

Producer: Mustafa Poyraz.

Executive Producer: Büşra Sertay.

Strategist: Erkan Kırtay.

Creative Agency: Brex.co

Poster Design: Özenç Taşkın.