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The Lieutenant of Inishmore was first produced in Lima, Peru at Teatro La Plaza ISIL, running from 24 April to 1 July 2008. An Australian production ran from 30 September to 18 October 2008, at the Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts in Brisbane, Queensland. The New Theatre at Newtown in Sydney presented the play from 24 April 2018 to 26 May 2018.
- Martin McDonagh
- 2003
As fierce as he may be, however, Padriac’s soft spot for Wee Thomas may be the weak spot the next aspiring Lieutenant of Inishmore needs to target. This dark and bloody comedy, is the second play in Martin McDonough’s Aaran Islands trilogy, which also includes The Cripple of Inishmaan and The Banshees of Inisheer .
The Lieutenant of Inishmore, a play by Martin McDonagh, was first produced in 2001 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon before moving to the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End. In 2006, the play premiered Off-Broadway (winning the Obie and Lortel Awards) and then on Broadway, where it won a Tony nomination for Best Play.
On the island of Inishmore, Davey has found a black cat dead at the side of the street. He takes it to his neighbor, Donny 's, house, and Donny accuses him of killing the cat himself with his mother's motorcycle. Davey denies it, and Donny tells him that the cat was called Wee Thomas and that he belongs to his son, Padraic.
Apr 12, 2001 · Lieutenant of Inishmore, The (Modern Classics) Paperback – April 12, 2001. by Martin McDonagh (Author) 4.6 88 ratings. See all formats and editions. A farcical look at political violence as it's played out during the Troubles in Northern Ireland against the drab backdrop of a bare, rustic Irish cottage and unending boredom in an inhospitable ...
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Tickets and info:Who knocked Mad Padraic’s cat over on a lonely road on the island of Inishmore and was it an accident? He’ll want to know when he gets back ...
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Mar 1, 2011 · The lengths to which one will take use of violence in asserting one’s passions seems quite adequately addressed in Theatre Exile's blood-infused production of THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE. This fifth in a series of eight plays as part of this year's Philadelphia Irish Theatre Festival is written by Martin McDonagh. Following its 2001 premier in London by the Royal Shakespeare Company it ...
