"The Lieutenant of Inishmore" Deserves Strong Salute

While McDonagh's play is well-written and well-constructed and the New Rep production is strong and vibrant, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, to quote Artistic Director Lombardo, may not be everyone's "cup of tea." As a public service, I suggest you decide for yourself based upon your tolerance for the violence in movies such as Bonnie and Clyde or The Godfather, although they were about bank robbers and mobsters. As for the terrorists in Inishmore, violence is simply their stock in trade even in their dealings with their comrades-in-arms, but their justification is achieving the greater good for their country, as well as self-anointed honor. They really do love Ireland...and their cats.