The Cripple of Inishmaan
I've been a Martin McDonagh ( A Behanding in Spokane , In Bruges ) fan for a while, and had the pleasure of seeing The Cripple of Inishmaan several years ago at the Atlantic Theatre. I found that production to be rife with McDonagh's trademark dark humor, and placed in the small theatre at the Atlantic, the play felt intimate and urgent. This production, direct from the Michael Grandage Company production in London, marks the first time The Cripple of Inishmaan has been on Broadway, and I'm pleased to report that it's a good production of a good play. There's nothing revelatory about this production (although I did like Christopher Oram 's scrim depicting the isle) or the performances, but that's OK. Instead of glossy pop jukebox musicals and trite retellings of the same stories, this season Broadway audiences get to experience McDonagh, and that's a good thing. Directed by Grandage (former artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse) and starri...