Description
The Lonesome West was first presented as a Druid Theatre company and Royal Court co-production in the summer of 1997.
'The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting' Daily Telegraph
Valene and Coleman, two brothers living alone in their father's house after his recent death, find it impossible to exist without massive and violent disputes over the most mundane and innocent of topics. Only father Welsh, the local young priest, is prepared to try to reconcile the two before their petty squabblings spiral into vicious and bloody carnage.
Author: Martin McDonagh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 11/03/1997
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.17d
ISBN13: 9780413719805
ISBN10: 0413719804
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Education | General
'The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting' Daily Telegraph
Valene and Coleman, two brothers living alone in their father's house after his recent death, find it impossible to exist without massive and violent disputes over the most mundane and innocent of topics. Only father Welsh, the local young priest, is prepared to try to reconcile the two before their petty squabblings spiral into vicious and bloody carnage.
Author: Martin McDonagh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 11/03/1997
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.17d
ISBN13: 9780413719805
ISBN10: 0413719804
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Education | General
About the Author
Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play The Pillowman had its world premiere at the Royal National Theatre and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter.