The Cripple of Inishmaan (Student Editions) [Paperback] McDonagh, Martin; Matthews, P.J.; Megson, Chris and Stevens, Jenny

McDonagh, Martin; Matthews, P.J. [Editor]; Megson, Chris [Series Editor]; Stevens, Jenny [Series Editor];

ISBN 10: 1472532287 / ISBN 13: 9781472532282

Published by Methuen Drama, 2015

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Never read, pages are clean, no marks in text. Our copy is paperback showing minor creases at the bottom corners.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cripple of Inishmaan (Student Editions) [Paperback] McDonagh, Martin; Matthews, P.J.; Megson, Chris and Stevens, Jenny
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472532287
• ISBN 13: 9781472532282
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 13 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theatre/Performance

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Synopsis

In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighbouring island to film his documentary Man of Aran. No one is more excited than Billy, an unloved and crippled boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him.

For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. As news of his audacity ripples through his rumour-starved community, The Cripple of Inishmaan becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order.

With this bleak yet uproariously funny play, Martin McDonagh fulfilled the promise of his award-winning The Beauty Queen of Leenane while confirming his place in a tradition that extends from Synge to O'Casey and Brendan Behan.

This Student Edition, complete with plot summary and scholarly notes, is edited by Dr. P.J. Mathews of University College Dublin.

About the Author

Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play The Pillowman had 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 Six Shooter.