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From the only writer to have four plays running in London’s West End at the same time comes The Cripple of Inishmaan, a grandly comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling.
In this uproariously funny play, Martin McDonagh fulfils the promise of this award-winning The Beauty Queen of Leenane, while confirming his place in a tradition that extends from Synge to O’Casey and Brendan Behan.
The Cripple of Inishmaan is filled with a cast of extraordinary characters and unexpected plot twists that promise to take you on a hilarious yet poignant journey of discovery and hope.
Set in a remote island off Ireland’s west coast in 1934 during the Great Depression, news reaches the isolated community of Inishmaan that Hollywood director Robert Flahertty is coming to the neighbouring island of Inishmore to film Man of Aran.
The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been staring at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him.
Billy is determined to cross the sea, and audition for the Yank.
When news of his audacity ripples through the rumour-starved community, the play becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order.
“Wonderfully funny… a tough, boisterous, gifted play.” -The Times
“The Cripple of Inishmaan prompts the gratifying shiver of excitement one feels at encountering a true original.” - Variety
“This is a hysterical, smart, wicked, wildly original work.” – Newsday
State Theatre Company of South Australia presents
The Cripple of Inishmaan
By Martin McDonagh
Starring Don Barker, Paul Blackwell, Luke Clayson, Patrick Graham, Jamie Harding, Carmel Johnson, Cat Lever, Jacqy Phillips, Bridget Walters
Director Adam Cook
Designer Ailsa Paterson
Lighting Designer Gavan Swift
Composer Stuart Day
Dunstan Playhouse
31 October – 22 November 2008
Bookings: Bass www.bass.net.au
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