MET's next mainstage production is Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan. The play takes place on the island of Inishmaan, one of the Aran Islands. It's set in the mid 1930's, just after Ireland had won its rebellion against Great Britain and then suffered a civil war and then hit by the world depression. Thinking it must be a mournful dirge of a play? Actually, you'll be laughing so hard it will hurt. A revisit of Syng's Playboy of the Western World, Cripple follows the story of a young man, Cripple Billy, who leaves his home but comes back changed by his experiences. But unlike Playboy, Cripple deals more with the the time before and after the life-changing experience. Which gives time to discover the eccentricities of Billy's neighbors, fellow island folk and the "aunties" who raised him. These Inishmaaners will entertain you with their odd outlook on life, dreams for the future, ignorance, cruelty and surprising heart.
- Mak Nichols
Stage Manager, Cripple of Inishmaan
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