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Synopsis

Irish terrorist “Mad Padraic” cares about one thing, and one alone, and -- despite his title as the lieutenant of Inishmore’s Irish National Liberation Army -- it’s not his fight for Irish independence. It’s his cat. When Padraic learns that his beloved cat, Wee Thomas, has been killed, Padraic rushes home, forgoing the nipple-excising he’d planned to do on a partly-tortured Belfast drug pusher. As Padraic plows through the town in pursuit of revenge, bodies to pile up in his wake. As fierce as he may be, however, Padriac’s soft spot for Wee Thomas may be the weak spot the next aspiring Lieutenant of Inishmore needs to target. This dark and bloody comedy, is the second play in Martin McDonough’s Aaran Islands trilogy, which also includes The Cripple of Inishmaan and The Banshees of Inisheer.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2001
Genres
Dark Comedy, Horror
Time & Place
the town of inishmore, county galway, ireland. 1993
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
male lead, young characters, professional theatre, regional theatre, university theatre, College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Late Teen Characters, Medium Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Donny

Lead

Male

Spoken

Mairead

Lead

Female

Spoken

Padraic

Lead

Male

Non-singer

Davey

Lead

Male

Non-singer

Christy

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Brendan

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Joey

Supporting

Male

Spoken

James

Supporting

Male

Spoken

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