Druid Theatre's
The Cripple of Inishmaan
March 16 - 27, 2011
in CST's Courtyard Theater
A World's Stage Production
from Ireland
by Martin McDonagh
directed by Garry Hynes
A triumph! One of those rare and enchanted productions that will live in the memory of all...
Chicago Sun-Times
The Play
A Hollywood documentary crew lands on an impoverished Irish isle where, despite the gossip and gibes of his eccentric neighbors, the ambitious orphan Billy "Cripple" Claven vies for his shot at stardom. The New York Post calls the Olivier Award-winning Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Beauty Queen of Leenane) a "playwright to reckon with...his comic talent appears unlimited." Join the world-renowned Druid Theatre in collaboration with Atlantic Theatre Company for this savagely funny and brutally honest tale—one that, in the great tradition of Irish storytelling, promises to stay with you long after you leave the theater.
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Critical Acclaim
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Performance History
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The Players
Creative Team
Martin McDonagh Playwright
Garry Hynes Director
Francis O'Connor Designer
Davy Cunningham Lighting Design
John Leonard Sound Designer
J. David Brimmer Fight Director
Colin Towns Composer
Cast
Liam Carney Babbybobby
Nancy E. Carroll Mammy O'Dougal
Ingrid Craigie Kate
Dermot Crowley Johnnypateenmike
Clare Dunne Slippy Helen
Laurence Kinlan Bartley
Dearbhla Molloy Eileen
Tadhg Murphy Billy Claven
Paul Vincent O'Connor Doctor McSharry