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.
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