The Cripple of Inishmaan

19 - 22 May 2011
00:00:00 - 00:00:00

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, May 19, 2011 to Sunday, May 22, 2011

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Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

It’s 1934 and news on the island of Inishmaan is “thin on the ground.” Then word arrives that they’re making a Hollywood film on neighboring Inishmore, and Cripple Billy for once is paying attention. So begins this comic masterpiece by master storyteller Martin McDonagh about a Hollywood fever epidemic and eccentric island characters in rural Ireland that will seduce theatre lovers of all types with humor, wit and hearthside warmth. Don’t miss your chance to see the Druid Theatre of Galway in their Philadelphia debut.

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Photo credit: Keith Pattison

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