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The Lieutenant of Inishmore | |
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Written by | Martin McDonagh |
Date premiered | 2001 |
Place premiered | Other Place Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | 1993 on the island of Inishmore, County Galway |
The Lieutenant of Inishmore /lɛfˈtɛnənt ... ˈɪnɪʃˌmoʊr/ is a black comedy by Martin McDonagh, in which the 'mad' leader of an Irish National Liberation Army splinter group discovers that his cat has been killed. It has been produced twice in the West End and on Broadway, where it received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play. In 2014, The Lieutenant of Inishmore was ranked in The Daily Telegraph as one of the 15 greatest plays ever written.[1]