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The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 7m

"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

  • 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

Details

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

Photos

  • The Lieutenant of Inishmore

    Image: 2006 Broadway Production (Monique Carboni)

  • The Lieutenant of Inishmore

    Image: 2006 Broadway Production (Monique Carboni)

Licensing & Materials

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