{"product_id":"the-lieutenant-of-inishmore-9780413765000","title":"The Lieutenant of Inishmore","description":"\u003cp\u003eA farcical look at political violence as it's played out during the Troubles in Northern Ireland against the drab backdrop of a bare, rustic Irish cottage and unending boredom in an inhospitable environment in which a mutilated cat sets off a murderous cycle of revenge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWee Thomas was a friendly cat. He would always say hello to you were you to see him sitting on a wall. (Pause.) He won't be saying hello no more, God bless him. Not with that lump of a brain gone.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho knocked Wee Thomas over on the lonely road on the island of Inishmore, and was it an accident? \"Mad Padraig\" will want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves that cat more than life itself.\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 2003, his play \u003ci\u003eThe Pillowman \u003c\/i\u003ehad 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 \u003ci\u003eSix Shooter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543665217810,"sku":"9780413765000","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db3dda8f-f438-4765-92eb-3543ec3251d2.jpg?v=1731512965","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lieutenant-of-inishmore-9780413765000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}