The Lieutenant of Inishmore

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The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  1w, 7m

Martin McDonagh

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.

Image: 2006 Broadway Production (Monique Carboni)

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
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

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.

History

The Lieutenant of Inishmore premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England on 11 April 2001. Directed by Wilson Milam, the production featured Trevor Cooper, Owen Sharpe, David Wilmot and Kerry Condon.

Performing Groups

DONNY – Mid-forties. Padraic’s father. From Inishmore.
DAVEY – Seventeen. Slightly overweight, long hair. From Inishmore.
PADRAIC – Twenty-one. Handsome. From Inishmore.
MAIREAD – Sixteen. Cropped hair, pretty. Davey’s sister. From Inishmore.
JAMES – Twenties/thirties. Northern Irish.
CHRISTY – Thirties/forties. Northern Irish.
BRENDAN – Twenty. Northern Irish.
JOEY – Twenty. Northern Irish.

  • Time Period 1990s
  • Setting

    The island of Inishmore. 1993. 

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

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

“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
”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

Martin McDonagh’s body of work is comprised of the plays The Pillowman (Winner! 2004 Olivier Awards, Best New Play, Nominee: 2005 Tony Awards, Best Play), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Winner! 2003 Olivier Awards, Best New Comedy), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Nominee: 1998 T ...

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