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The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 7m

Martin McDonagh

"Come on in ahead of yourselves. I'm just in the middle of shooting me Dad." Who knocked Mad Padraic's beloved cat over on a lonely road on the island of In'shmore- and was it an accident? He'll want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture …

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 7m
Accolades
Accolades

  • Winner! 2003 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
    Nominee: 2019 Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play

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Summary

"Come on in ahead of yourselves. I'm just in the middle of shooting me Dad." Who knocked Mad Padraic's beloved cat over on a lonely road on the island of In'shmore- and was it an accident? He'll want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves his cat more than life itself. Presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford, The Pit and later The Garrick, London in 2001/2002.

M7 (17, young, middle age)
F1 (16)

  • Time Period 1990s
  • Setting

    Various simple settings

  • Features Period Costumes

Media

“...a play that still instructively shocks.” – The Guardian

”McDonagh's real gift... is for pushing a situation to its most brutal extreme, and being funny with it.“ – The Guardian

”...a play about war that is anti-war.“ – The Times

”...there is a sort of bleak poetry in the total futility of the play's events.” – Time Out

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  • The Lieutenant of Inishmore

    Image: 2006 Broadway Production (Monique Carboni)

  • The Lieutenant of Inishmore

    Image: 2006 Broadway Production (Monique Carboni)

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Authors

Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh
Plays: THE PILLOWMAN (Tony nominee, Best Play 2005; Olivier Award Winner 2004), THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Olivier Award Winner, Best Comedy 2003), THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (Tony nominee, Best Play 1998), THE LONESOME WEST (Tony nominee, Best Play 1999), A SKULL IN CONNE ...
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