Excitement abounds! It is the kind of excitement that hits both my theatre and horror buttons.I've just learned that my favorite playwright, the brilliant Martin McDonagh, is having one of his shows revived on Broadway. It is the show The Cripple of Inishmaan and it is the story of Cripple Billy, a young man who everyone thinks is helpless, and his struggle to prove his worth to his rumor starved and backwards community. The Cripple of Inishmaan is truly a phenomenal play and its exciting that theatre goers will have the opportunity to see it live again. The Cripple of Inishmaan is coming to New York on December 18th and is being directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes (the first female director to win a Tony.)
Here is why The Cripple of Inishmaan also is slated under the horror section. Martin McDonagh is a master of suspense and psychological thrillers. McDonagh's plays dig deep, make you think, and hit you on some pretty disturbing mental levels. Although The Cripple of Inishmaan isn't as gory, dark, or as disturbing as some of McDongah's other works like The Pillowman or The Lieutenant of Inishmore, this play still hits some deep and disturbing peaks. The trials of Cripple Billy are quite harsh as he is literally looked down upon almost like a tumor in the community in which he lives. I don't want to say too much because I don't want to ruin it, but trust me, it will make you think about things that you don't want to think about.
Anyone else a fan of Martin McDonagh or The Cripple of Inishmaan? Share some thoughts, reviews, etc. in the comment section.
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Cory,
ReplyDeleteI believe this version will be the same one that ran on Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater (the theater of Mamet and Macy) back in January of this year. The production was a joint effort between Atlantic and the Irish Druid Theater Company and also directed by Garry Hynes. It probably is because the same thing happened when Lieutenant of Inishmore was brought over.
If it is, and it has the same cast, do whatever you can to see it. I saw the Atlantic version and it knocked my socks off. Cripple is my favorite play next to Never the Sinner and this version rocked on so many levels.