| Lieutenant of Inishmore Revised Edition Contributor(s): McDonagh, Martin (Author), Lonergan, Patrick (Editor), Megson, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1408111071 ISBN-13: 9781408111079 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Martin McDonagh's hilariously gruesome play about political terrorism in rural Ireland depicts an absurd world in which killing, bombing, and torturing are just jobs, and sentimentality is reserved for animals. Padraic, a maverick lieutenant refused entry to the IRA for being "too mad," rushes back to Inishmore upon hearing the news that "his only friend in the world," wee Thomas the Cat, is "poorly." Finding that his cat has had his brains blown out, he goes in search of justice for his murdered friend. This Methuen Student Edition features both the play and an extensive commentary and study aids ideal for both students and teachers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| Series: Student Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.13" W x 7.84" (0.27 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: '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 |
Contributor Bio(s): McDonagh, Martin: - Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play The Pillowman had its world premiere at the Royal National Theatre and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter.Lonergan, Patrick: - Patrick Lonergan is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at National University of Ireland, Galway. He writes about theatre for The Irish Times and Irish Theatre Magazine. His first book, Theatre and Globalization, was awarded the 2008 Theatre Book Prize. He has authored two Student Editions of plays by Martin McDonagh, is editor of The Methuen Drama Anthology of Irish Plays and series editor of the Critical Companions.Megson, Chris: - CHRIS MEGSON is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK. His recent publications include The Methuen Drama Book of Naturalist Plays (2010); his book on The Seventies, for 'Methuen's Decades of Modern British Playwrighting' series, is forthcoming in 2012. He has published widely on British theatre culture since 1968 and documentary/Tribunal theatre. |