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This collection invites readers to experience modern drama that probes beneath the surface of everyday life, reflecting both its absurdity and its profound truths.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lieutenant-of-inishmore-by-martin-mcdonagh-9780413765000","title":"The Lieutenant of Inishmore","description":"Wee Thomas was a friendly cat. He would always say hello to you were you to see him sitting on a wall. (Pause.) He won't be saying hello no more, God bless him. Not with that lump of a brain gone.  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Pushing theatre to its limits, McDonagh is making a serious point... a work as subversive as those Synge and O'Casey plays that sparked Dublin riots in the last century' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A brave satire... Swiftianly savage and parodic... with explicit brutal action and lines which sing with grace and wit' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho knocked Mad Padraic's cat over on a lonely road on the island of Inishmore and was it an accident? He'll want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves his cat more than life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lieutenant of Inishmore\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant satire on terrorism, a powerful corrective to the beautification of violence in contemporary culture, and a hilarious farce. It premiered at the RSC's The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in May 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCommentary and notes by Patrick Lonergan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363122299116,"sku":"9781408111079","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9221483482689.jpg?v=1772915159"},{"product_id":"mcdonagh-plays-1-by-martin-mcdonagh-9780413713506","title":"McDonagh Plays: 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin McDonagh's plays have been produced in Galway, Dublin, London, and New York. They have created excitement and have won numerous awards. 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