The Lieutenant of Inishmore
A Drama, European Literature, Plays book. To Pussy(1981-1995) Martin McDonagh, The Lieutenant of Inishmore //
A 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.The second play in Martin McDonagh's dramatic trilogy, it is a wildly funny and gruesome portrayal of an Irish terrorist who is numb to the feelings of his victims,...
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- Pages: 80 pages
- ISBN: 9780413765000 / 413765008
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To Pussy(1981-1995) Martin McDonagh, The Lieutenant of Inishmore //
This is the second play in the Inishmore trilogy (the third was never published), and it is by far the darkest of all McDonagh's work. Pitch black. Full of the same laugh-out-loud dialogue and absurdist situations, this play has a much crueler, more pessimistic core. The final scenes are horrifically violent, and McDonagh is unrelenting... This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I was underwhelmed by this play, but The Lieutenant of Inishmore is the fourth piece I have read/seen by McDonagh. As a result, I felt that this play offered nothing I hadnt seen before. To me, McDonagh seems something of a one-trick pony, or maybe two-tricks:... So listening to the teacher and another student reading the first 2 scenes of this out in drama class in fish accents was absolutely hilarious! And then attempting to do it myself with a partner was even more so, and fun. This was hilarious and ridiculous at first, though the end turned a little... uh... over the top. And even though...
