The Lieutenant of Inishmore
by Martin McDonagh
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Read in April, 2007
If there is a funnier play about terrorism and the failures of familial bonds it has yet to be written. This one features two assassinated cats, one tortured drug-dealer, three murdered terrorists, and one other facing execution for forming a splinter group from a splinter group, and two hapless fools, one the father of the title character and the other the brother of a cow-blinding would-be terrorist. At one point near the end, the stage is splattered with blood and body parts and it works as a...more
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Read in January, 2008
Oh, Macdonagh is one fucked-up dude. He wrote these plays in the space of a month or something - that's one brilliant sick mind.In general, the horrific and cruel structure he employs is a wonderful twist on the Irish-families-are-fucked-up sub-genre of the family-members-driving-each-other-crazy(and generally drinking too much) genre. Geez those eye-shooters and mam-tramplers know how to get down.
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A play for all seasons with a clear plot, linear structure, not-a-word-wasted dialog, limpid characterization worthy of my sympathy despite their tragic, sometimes violent paths. Things matter, people struggle, there is no return. Not just a great read but a primer for writers who swoon for great dialog.
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Read in August, 2007
Best play I've read in 2007. Definitely one of the best plays I've EVER read. Really great. I thought The Pillowman was his best play when I read it, but this one's better! It's both really funny and really really dark at the same time. Highly recommended.
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
people who like sarcasm and can deal with animals in peril
Easily the funniest, sharpest, play I've read/was lucky enough to see. I don't think it's still out there, but if it is, go see it. If you are a devoted cat lover, don't see it. McDonagh is a deeply hilarious and fucked up human being.
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Read in February, 2008
Dismembered bodies, cat executions, shots to the head from close range--the feck do you stage this? I'll find out Saturday in H-Town. Rereading this in preparation. Can't f'n wait to see how they pull this off.
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Read in February, 2008
One of the best plays I have ever read. So freaking funny, and sad, and over the top. How often do you gasp and laugh out loud when you're reading?
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Hilarious and disgusting. It's like a long Monty Python skit as written by a deranged psychopath.
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Read in February, 2006
recommends it for:
Cat lovers and sadists
I saw the play and subsequently skimmed the script. Both appealed to my dark sense of humor.
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Read in April, 2008
Funniest play I've ever seen on stage. A laugh out loud read too.
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Read in November, 2007
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Quentin O'Tarantino
Resevoir Dogs with handknit Arans?
Voylent, 'tis.
Voylent, 'tis.
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