The Lieutenant of Inishmore

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The Lieutenant of Inishmore

play by McDonagh

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Martin McDonagh
Playwriting career
…in his Aran Islands Trilogy, The Lieutenant of Inishmore. A devastating critique of fanatical patriotism and extremist paramilitary groups such as the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the play was rejected by theater companies out of concern for inciting violence and disrupting the peace process in Northern Ireland. It finally premiered…
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…in his Aran Islands Trilogy, The Lieutenant of Inishmore. A devastating critique of fanatical patriotism and extremist paramilitary groups such as the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the play was rejected by theater companies out of concern for inciting violence and disrupting the peace process in Northern Ireland. It finally premiered…
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