Martin McDonagh

The Cripple of Inishmaan

Comedy Theatre, Bucharest, Romania

Main stage
HU
EN
10+
2h 30 with intermission
Kate
Emilia Popescu
 
Eileen
Dorina Chiriac
 
Johnnypateenmike
Marius Florea Vizante
 
Billy
Bogdan Cotleț
 
Bartley
Ștefan Voicu
 
Helen
Cătălina Mihai
 
Bobbybobby
Anghel Damian
 
Doctor
Marius Drogeanu
 
Mammy
Sandu Pop
directed by
Vlad Massaci
 
set and costume design
Iuliana Vîlsan
 
light design
Alin Popa
 
sound design
Adrian Piciorea
 
video images
Dilmana Yordanova

Some may say that there is too much cruelty in Martin McDonagh's play, The Cripple of Inishmaan, but I believe that there is also a lot of love in this cruelty. It is a dark comedy because it shows us a world at the end of the world, where survival is the main goal and sentimentality is a weakness. The overlap of cruelty and love is also where the humor comes from. It is an Irish world, but also a Romanian one, where people do what they know best: make fun of their misfortunes.

Vlad Massaci