{"product_id":"lieutenant-of-inishmore-9781408111079","title":"Lieutenant of Inishmore","description":"\u003cp\u003e'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' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A brave satire... Swiftianly savage and parodic... with explicit brutal actino and lines which sing with grace and wit' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lieutenant of Inishmore \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommentary and notes by Patrick Lonergan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin McDonagh's first play \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty Queen of Leenane\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film \u003ci\u003eSix Shooter\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2008 his film \u003ci\u003eIn Bruges\u003c\/i\u003e was a critical and popular hit.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424449888530,"sku":"9781408111079","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88484222-6052-4dba-bc14-cc079624032c.jpg?v=1751378210","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lieutenant-of-inishmore-9781408111079","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}