The Cripple Of Inishmaan Av Martin (Playwright Uk) Mcdonagh

<p>In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighbouring island to film his documentary <i>Man of Aran</i>. 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. <br><br>For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. As news of his audacity ripples through his rumour-starved community, <i>The Cripple of Inishmaan</i> becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order. <br><br>With this bleak yet uproariously funny play, Martin McDonagh fulfilled the promise of his award-winning <i>The Beauty Queen of Leenane </i>while confirming his place in a tradition that extends from Synge to O''Casey and Brendan Behan.</p>