The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Author(s): Martin McDonagh

Adult Classics

'There's more than one way to skin a theatrical cat; and McDonagh's chosen weapons are laughter and gore Pushing theatre to its limits, McDonagh is making a serious point a work as subversive as those Synge and O'Casey plays that sparked Dublin riots in the last century' Guardian 'A brave satire Swiftianly savage and parodic with explicit brutal actino and lines which sing with grace and wit' Observer 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 from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves his cat more than life itself. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a brilliant satire on terrorism, a powerful corrective to the beautification of violence in contemporary culture, and a hilarious farce. It premiered at the RSC's The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in May 2001. Commentary and notes by Patrick Lonergan

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A Student Edition featuring a scene-by-scene summary, a commentary onthe dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes,characters, language and structure of the playQuestions for further study, notes on the words and phrases in the textand a further reading list all assist students and teachers of the play'McDonagh, in his best play to date, offers a ... politically anddramatically coherent exposition of the way violence is glamorised andextremism infects people like a deadly virus.' Guardian Martin McDonagh has won various prizes for his plays including: The Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award, and Tony AwardIn 2008, McDonagh's screenplay for the film In Bruges was a critical and popular hit

Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane wasnominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the LaurenceOlivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short filmSix Shooter, and in 2008 his film In Bruges was a critical and popular hit.

General Fields

  • : 9781408111079
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : Methuen Drama
  • : 0.124
  • : May 2009
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 9mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : n/a
  • : n/a
  • : Drama texts, plays; Plays & playwrights
  • : 144
  • : 822.914
  • : English
  • : Revised ed.
  • : Paperback
  • : Martin McDonagh