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Inishmaan revival, Irish cast to grace New York stage

Over a decade after its original London premiere, Martin McDonagh's dark comedy stage play The Cripple of Inishmaan comes to the U.S. after a recent tour in Britain and Dublin. By Andy Smith - 27/11/08

The Atlantic Theater Company revival keeps its full Irish cast when it hits the Linda Gross Theater on Dec. 9 through Feb. 1.

The story takes audiences to the Inishmaan - the middle Aran Island off the coast of Ireland - of 1934.

The play’s “Cripple” character, Billy Claven, sets his sights on being featured by Hollywood documentarians hoping to capture life on the Aran Islands.

The play’s narrative connects to the real life filming of the 1934’s “Man of Aran,” the Robert J. Flaherty production that portrayed native life - staged and unstaged.

Claven is portrayed by Aaron Monaghan (pictured), with support from Kerry Condon as Slippy Helen.

Other cast members include Andrew Connolly, Dearbhla Molloy, Marie Mullen and Patricia O’Connell.

The production is directed by Garry Hynes. Hynes is a co-founder of Druid Theater Company, which is co-producing this production.

McDonagh, whose recent film endeavors offered 2006 Academy Award-winning short “Six Shooter” and the Sundance Film Festival-premiered “In Bruges,” penned two other stories following “Inishmaan” to complete what became the Aran Islands trilogy.

Though the Irish playwright’s third installment of the trilogy never saw the stage, the second - “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” - was given life, and it garnered a Tony Award for “Best Play” in 2006.