The Lieutenant of Inishmore

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The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Methuen cover
Written by	Martin McDonagh
Date premiered	2001
Place premiered	Other Place Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	1993 on the island of Inishmore, County Galway

The Lieutenant of Inishmore /lɛfˈtɛnənt ... ˈɪnɪʃˌmoʊr/ is a black comedy by Martin McDonagh, in which the 'mad' leader of an Irish National Liberation Army splinter group discovers that his cat has been killed. It has been produced twice in the West End and on Broadway, where it received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play. In 2014, The Lieutenant of Inishmore was ranked in The Daily Telegraph as one of the 15 greatest plays ever written.^[1]