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Theatre Wed May 27 2009
A Little Blood Never Hurt Anybody
Pets are important to their owner, but when the beloved cat of a fanatical INLA member is killed love is taken to a new extreme. Martin McDonagh, writer and director of the Oscar-nominated film In Bruges, presents a deviant yet comedic look into the reactions of death with his 2001 play The Lieutenant of Inishmore. A hit in London, the Skokie theater Northlight has brought McDonagh's hit play stateside for it's Illinois premiere. A family struggles as they try to find creative ways to soften the blow of the death of Padriac's best feline friend Wee Thomas. Padriac himself is a reckless man, who finds the tactics of the IRA "too soft" and readily dismembers people for selling weed to good Catholic children. Is there any good way around the situation? What follows is a bloody trail of severed limbs, cow mutilation, and solid black comedy. If you like the violence of Quentin Tarantino films and good Shakespearean drama, it might be worth scooting out to Skokie to catch one of the play's final screenings.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore has been playing at the Northlight since April and closes June 7th. Tickets range from $25-45. With performances Tuesday through Sunday, there's still plenty of time to catch it before it's run ends.