The Lieutenant of Inishmore @ The Bang & the Clatter 10/3
What's hot: Martin McDonagh's inky-black comedy about a sentimental Irish terrorist who comes home to avenge the death of his cat is as twisted as it comes, with deft dialogue, dry wit, political satire, and a perfect ending. It's also a Jacobean gore-fest of torture, spurting blood, and severed limbs, definitely not for weak stomachs. Sean Derry is reliably creepy as the sociopathic Padraic, and Bethany Taylor makes an even spookier foil as his would-be girlfriend, a 15-year-old who can shoot the eyes out of cows.
What's not: Though there are some capable performances, Sean McConaha's production too often looks amateurish, with atrocious wigs and accents all over the map, and only D. Michael Franks as Padraic's father really nails the understated Irish humor.
Details: Thru 10/19 @ BNC's Somewhere in Silence, 224 Euclid Ave. Cleveland. http://www.bnctheatre.com/
from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein LindaATcoolcleveland.com
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