IMAGES – Lieutenant of Inishmore Gallery. This satire on terrorism, The Lieutenant of Inishmore also stars Denis Conway, Will Irvine, Daryl McCormack, Julian Moore-Cook, Charlie Murphy, and Chris Walley, alongside Brian Martin, who caught up with us to tell us more. Amid the laughter and tears, through times of war and times of affluence, The Grand Old Lady of South King Street has remained a vital and ever changing expression of Irish culture and Irish society. Welcome to the Gaiety Theatre For 146 years The Gaiety Theatre has given the people of Dublin opera, musicals, drama, revues, comedy, concerts, dance, festivals and pantomime. The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh 24 April – 26 May 2018 “Grit your teeth James. THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE is set in 1993 when the Northern Ireland peace process is struggling to come together and Mad Padraic, a member of the Irish National Liberation Army, chooses to leave Belfast and return to Inishmore upon the news that his beloved cat is ill. He’ll want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves that cat more than life itself. We meet him as he is torturing a drug dealer in West Belfast. Aidan Turner of 'Poldark' stars as a sectarian killer distraught over the health of his pet cat in this West End revival of Martin McDonagh's dark comic thriller 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore.' Poldark’s Aidan Turner brings a new spin on the cliche of crazy cat lover in his crackling, wickedly funny West End debut.. With his (tight) shirt firmly on and no hint of the earnest heartthrob, Turner prowls the stage with a gun in each hand in this uproarious revival of The Lieutenant Of Inishmore.. Australia. An ensemble cast including Alex Murphy (one half of The Young Offenders), Aisling Kearns (Asking for It, Darklands), Cillian O’Gairbhi (Blood), Don Wycherley (Bachelors Walk, Sing Street) and Paul Mescal (lead of the upcoming TV series Normal People) will star in the Gaiety Theatre’s production of Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore. The second play of McDonagh's Aran Island trilogy was The Lieutenant of Inishmore , but it took several years to reach the stage. Padraic, a man whose … Theater companies across Britain were reluctant to produce it because of its political themes; its main character, Padraic, is a thug so violently patriotic that even the Irish Republican Army (IRA) has rejected him. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is at The Noel Coward Theatre 23 rd June – 8 th September 2018. Irish actor Aidan Turner to play terrorist 'too violent for the IRA' in West End debut He said he missed the “buzz” of being on stage. He’ll want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves that cat more than life itself. The Lieutenant of Inishmore - Gaiety Theatre - Review Dates: 27th Jan - 14th Mar 2020 The year is 1993 and Mad Padraic (Paul Mescal) is a member of a particularly violent splinter group from the INLA. The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh. The Lieutenant Of Inishmore. Theater review: 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore' at the Mark Taper Forum. "Cat fanciers beware: The plot of "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," the unruly black comedy by Martin McDonagh, hinges on a mangled kitty, and feline abuse greets us in all its gory depravity (including a shellacking with shoe polish)." An Australian production ran from 30 September to 18 October 2008, at the Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts in Brisbane, Queensland. If you’re into period dramas set in Cornwall, check it out and get to know the breakout star, Aidan Turner, who is, shall we say, easy on the eyes. Scenography and Art Direction for Martin Mc Donaghs of the theatrical trilogy “The Aran Islands” . Find The Lieutenant of Inishmore schedule, reviews and photos. This may hurt” Ruthless enforcer “Mad” Padraic is considered too crazy for the IRA and he’s sorely trying the patience of his INLA comrades. It’s the early 1990s, the Northern Ireland peace process is taking its faltering first steps, and INLA man Mad Padraic is hard at work pulling out the toenails of Belfast drug pusher James, when the news comes through that his beloved cat, Wee Thomas, is poorly. Find The Lieutenant of Inishmore schedule, reviews and photos. The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Even US Beasts are aware of the hit BBC tv series Poldark. The Lieutenant of Inishmore was first produced in Lima, Peru at Teatro La Plaza ISIL, running from 24 April to 1 July 2008. When he returns home he learns that his cat has in fact suffered a much more tragic and immediate fate. The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh. It's the early 1990s, the Northern Ireland peace process is taking its faltering first steps, and INLA man Mad Padraic is hard at work pulling out the toenails of Belfast drug pusher James, when the news comes through that his beloved cat, Wee Thomas, is poorly. The Lieutenant of Inishmore This play is possibly the most ludicrous and hilarious satire in the McDonagh library, which, if you are familiar with his work, is no small feat. That's when he gets some… Date accessed: 7 November 2010. A rehearsed reading for NT Ed followed by a Q&A with the director and cast. It’s the early 1990s, the Northern Ireland peace process is taking its faltering first steps, and INLA man Mad Padraic is hard at work pulling out the toenails of Belfast drug pusher James, when the news comes through that his beloved cat, Wee Thomas, is poorly.