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The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' is a black comedy by Martin McDonagh, in which the 'mad' leader of an Irish National Liberation Army splinter group discovers that his cat has been killed. It has been produced twice in the West End and on Broadway, where it received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play. In 2014, ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' was ranked in ''The Daily Telegraph'' as one of the 15 greatest plays ever written. Plot In Ireland in 1993, the Northern Ireland peace process is taking its faltering first steps. On the island of Inishmore, a middle aged man named Donny berates foolish teenager Davey for allegedly killing his cat, Wee Thomas, with his bike - although Davey claims innocence. Donny explains that he was only caring for the cat on behalf of his son Padraic. Padraic is an insane (so much so that he was considered too mad for the Irish Republican Army) Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) member known commonly as 'Mad Padraic' and loves Wee Tommy more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh ( ; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his Absurdism, absurdist Black comedy, dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won List of awards and nominations received by Martin McDonagh, numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Laurence Olivier Awards, Olivier Awards in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards. His plays, many of which have been produced in the West End (theatre), West End and on Broadway (theatre), Broadway, include ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'', ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (both 1996), ''The Lonesome West'' (1997), ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (2001), ''The Pillowman'' (2003), ''A Behanding in Spokane'' (2010), and ''Hangmen (play), Hangmen'' (2015). McDonagh won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for ''Six Shooter (film), Six Shooter'' and has received nominations for List of award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Theater Company
The Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater company based in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1985 by playwright David Mamet, actor William H. Macy, and a group of acting students, the company is dedicated to producing innovative works by emerging and established playwrights. Atlantic emphasizes a distinctive acting technique known as Practical Aesthetics and operates both a professional theater and an affiliated acting school. There is the 199-seat mainstage Linda Gross Theater, which is located at 336 West 20th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, in the parish hall of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, built in 1854 and renovated in 2012. Additionally, the 99-seat black-box theater, Stage 2, is located at 330 West 16th Street, also between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, in the former Port Authority building. Stage 2, which opened in June 2006, is the home of Atlantic’s development program for new plays, which encompasses the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida and is located southwest of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally due to being home to the University of Miami, a private university, private research university whose main campus spans in the city. With 16,479 faculty and staff as of 2021, the University of Miami is the largest employer in Coral Gables and second-largest employer in all of Miami-Dade County. The city is a Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights. History Coral Gables was formally incorporated as a city on April 29, 1925. It was and remains a planned community based on the popular early twentieth century City Beautiful Move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Irish And Classical Theatre
PICT (formerly known as Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre) was founded in 1996 by Andrew S. Paul and Stephanie Riso in Pittsburgh. PICT has emerged as a significant contributor to the cultural fabric of Pittsburgh with almost 2,000 season subscribers, and annual attendance of over 23,000. A constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), PICT has garnered a yearly position on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's list of the city's Top 50 Cultural Forces. The organization's productions are consistently ranked among the year's best by the critics of the Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Pittsburgh City Paper. PICT was named Theatre of the Year-in both 2004 and 2006 by the critics of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Following the 2007 season, feature actor David Whalen was named the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's 24th theatrical Performer of the Year. As of October 15, 2014, PICT has produced 89 main stage shows, including five world premieres, seven U.S. premieres, thirty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wilmot (actor)
David Wilmot is an Ireland, Irish actor best known for his roles in ''Michael Collins (film), Michael Collins'' (1996), ''I Went Down'' (1997), ''Intermission (film), Intermission'' (2003), ''The Guard (2011 film), The Guard'' (2011) and ''Anna Karenina (2012 film), Anna Karenina'' (2012). Career Wilmot's theatre credits include ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, ''As You Like It'' with the Druid Theatre Company in Galway and ''Juno and the Paycock'' in London's West End theatre, West End. He originated the role of Padraic in ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' at The Other Place (theatre), The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2001, played it at the Barbican Centre in 2002, then joined the 2006 off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company production, which later transferred to Broadway theatre, Broadway. He was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Pill
Alison Pill (born November 27, 1985) is a Canadian actress. A former child actress, Pill began her career at age 12, appearing in numerous projects before transitioning to adult roles with a breakthrough role in the television series '' The Book of Daniel'' (2006). That same year, she made her Broadway debut in '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (2006) earning a nomination for Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Pill's other notable stage roles include in '' Blackbird'' (2007), ''Mauritius'' (2007), '' The Miracle Worker'' (2010), '' The House of Blue Leaves'' (2011), and '' Three Tall Women'' (2018). Pill had prominent roles in the films '' Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' (2004), '' Plain Truth'' (2004), '' Dan in Real Life'' (2007), ''Milk'' (2008), '' Midnight in Paris'' (2011), '' Hail, Caesar!'' (2016), and ''Vice'' (2018). From 2012 to 2014 she played Maggie Jordan in Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama series '' The Newsroom'' and acted in the television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian D'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James (born June 29, 1968) is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in '' Shrek the Musical'', Nick Bottom in '' Something Rotten!'', King George III in '' Hamilton'', and The Baker in '' Into the Woods''. He has received five Tony Award nominations for his work. On-screen, he is known for his recurring role as Andy Baker on the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'', Officer Krupke in '' West Side Story'', and reporter Matt Carroll in '' Spotlight''. Early life and education James was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Mary (née Kelly), a seller of children's books, and Thomas F James (deceased), a lawyer. His maternal grandfather was Harry Kelly, a former Governor of Michigan. His uncle, Brian Kelly, was an actor featured in the series '' Flipper'' and a producer of the movie '' Blade Runner''. He has three siblings: brother Andrew, a portfolio manager; sister Kate, an actress and writer; and sister Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson (; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. The son of actor Brendan Gleeson, he studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career by directing and writing several short films, and garnered a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore''. He had a supporting role in '' Never Let Me Go'' (2010) and became known to a wider audience for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the last two entries of the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2010–2011). Gleeson had starring roles in the period drama ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), the romantic comedy '' About Time'' (2013), the ''Black Mirror'' episode " Be Right Back" (2013), and the war drama '' Unbroken'' (2014). His career progressed with roles in the films '' Ex Machina'' (2014), ''Brooklyn'' (2015), '' The Revenant'' (2015) and ''Peter Rabbit'' (2018), as well as for his role as General Hux in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gerety
Peter Gerety is an American actor. He played officer, later detective, Stuart Gharty on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1996–1999), and Judge Daniel Phelan in ''The Wire'' (2002–2008). Early years Gerety was born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 17, 1940. Career Gerety is a veteran of stage, screen and television. In early 1992, he performed to critical acclaim on Broadway in '' Conversations with My Father'', starring Judd Hirsch, and in Harold Pinter's '' Hothouse''. He has since performed in many more plays both on and off-Broadway, most recently in Martin McDonagh's '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore''. In the late 1990s, he joined the cast of the Barry Levinson produced NBC police drama '' Homicide: Life on the Street.'' He played FBI Agt. Franklin Morgan in the short-lived American adaptation of ''Life on Mars''. In the final season of '' Brotherhood'' as Martin Kilpatrick. He appears in the 2011 NBC series ''Prime Suspect'' as Maria Bello's father. He also appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dashiell Eaves
Dashiell Eaves is an American actor. He lives in New York City. Theater Eaves began his professional career in 1993, at age nineteen, when he joined the original American cast of the Off-Broadway percussion show '' Stomp''. Three years later he left that show after being cast as the Courier in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of ''1776''. Since then he has appeared in other Broadway productions, ''The Sound of Music'' (Rolf), '' James Joyce's The Dead'' (Michael), '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (Joey), Martin McDonagh's ''A Behanding in Spokane'', the 2007 production of Helen Edmundson's '' Coram Boy'' at the Imperial Theatre (Thomas Ledbury), ''A Time to Kill'', ''A Christmas Carol'' directed by Matthew Warchus (Bob Cratchit), and '' Sing Street'', a rock musical based on the Irish film by the same name. Eaves has appeared Off-Broadway in Lynn Nottage's '' Fabulation'' at Signature Theater, ''Luck of the Irish'' at LCT3 (Lincoln Center), '' The Lieutenant of Inishmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Connolly
Andrew Connolly (born 30 November 1965) is an Irish stage and screen actor and director. Biography Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 30 November 1965 and was raised in the Finglas and Ringsend areas. At sixteen years old he left school for a seven-month stint in the Merchant Navy, and later served eighteen months of "torture" in the Irish Navy before returning to Dublin, where he became involved in the Dublin Youth Theater. Connolly began his screen career with a recurring role in the RTÉ television series ''Inside'' in 1985, with his first film role coming three years later opposite Gabriel Byrne in ''The Courier''. Connolly received roles in several high-profile projects in the 1990s, including the film adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel '' Patriot Games'' in 1993, and he received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of an abusive soldier in 1995's ''Guiltrip''. In 1997, Connolly, his wife (actress Karen Woodley), and their two children relocated to Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway (Manhattan)
Broadway () is a street and major thoroughfare in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. The street runs from Battery Place at Bowling Green (New York City), Bowling Green in the south of Manhattan for through the Boroughs of New York City, borough, over the Broadway Bridge (Manhattan), Broadway Bridge, and through the Bronx, exiting north from New York City to run an additional through the Westchester County, New York, Westchester County municipalities of Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, New York, Irvington, Tarrytown, New York, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow, New York, Sleepy Hollow, after which the road continues, but is no longer called "Broadway".It is variously called the Albany Post Road and Highland Avenue, or both.There are four other streets named "Broadway" in New York City's remaining three boroughs: one each in Brooklyn (Broadway (Brooklyn), see main article) and Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
