Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Garry Hynes
Synopsis:
Set in 1934 on an island off the west coast of Ireland, Hollywood filmmaker Robert Flaherty arrives on the neighboring island of Inishmore to film his movie The Man of Aran and excitement ripples through the sleepy community of Inishmaan. For orphaned Billy Craven, who has been relentlessly scorned by the island's inhabitants, the film represents an escape from the poverty of his existence. He vies for a part in the film, and to everyone's surprise, it is the cripple who gets his chance.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"Happily, with this staging — which features Marie Mullen, one of the splendid stars of “Beauty Queen” — “Cripple” emerges as a subversive charmer that shows off Mr. McDonagh’s skills as an expectation-thwarting master of knotted yarns. "
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NEW YORK POST:
"This version features a nearly all-Irish cast and is far superior to the one seen a decade ago at the Public. Flawlessly staged by Garry Hynes and superbly acted, it ratchets up the play's emotional depth while sacrificing little of its bleak humor. "
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
"Presented by ATC and Galway's Druid theater company, the show moves so surely you feel transported. Not just to one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland where the story unfolds, but to a blissful spot a show can take you when everything is clicking. "
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THEATERMANIA:
"Hurry, hurry, hurry to the Atlantic Theater, where Martin McDonagh's work of tragicomic genius, The Cripple of Inishmaan, is easily the funniest play now in New York. Actually, side-splitting, rib-tickling, knee-slapping is more like it -- not to mention heartbreaking and soul-crushing. "
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VARIETY:
"Set on the Aran Islands in 1934, the black comedy is slowed down and given somber treatment here, with an impeccable cast that pays close attention to the rhythms of McDonagh's dialogue. "
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BACKSTAGE:
"McDonagh's black and bloody humor has forged some of the funniest contemporary stage work, but as made clear by this fully realized revival of The Cripple of Inishmaan — presented by Galway's Druid Theatre Company at the Atlantic Theater Company — these superb entertainments have a humanity that is even more startling than their abrupt violence. "
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amNY:
"Staged on a wooden set, director Garry Hynes well-acted, literally dark production highlights both the play’s cruel humor and its sadness. "
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