Cripple of Inishmaan

Name: Cripple of Inishmaan
Brand: Martin (Playwright McDonagh
SKU: 9781472532282
Price: 13.49 GBP
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by Martin (Playwright McDonagh

Title:

Author:

Martin (Playwright McDonagh

Series (if any):

Student Editions

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

128 pages

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

ISBN-13:

9781472532282

EAN:

9781472532282

Publication Date:

17/12/2015

Classifications:

Plays, playscripts

Weight (g):

264

Dimensions (mm):

197 x 131 x 9

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£13.49

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Description

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.