The Lieutenant of Inishmore

The Lieutenant of Inishmore
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Written byMartin McDonagh
Date premiered2001
Place premieredOther Place Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
Setting1993 on the island of Inishmore, County Galway

The Lieutenant of Inishmore /lɛfˈtɛnənt ...ˈɪnɪʃˌmr/ 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]

  1. ^ "Best plays of all time". The Daily Telegraph. 28 April 2014. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 April 2020.