Martin McDonagh (born 26 March 1970) is a contemporary Irish playwright and film director. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
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Life
McDonagh was born in Camberwell, London, to Irish parents. Camberwell is a district of London, England and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world His mother (originally from Killeenduff, Easky, County Sligo) and his father (originally from Lettermullen, Connemara, County Galway) later moved back to Galway, leaving Martin and his brother (screenwriter John Michael McDonagh) in London, where Martin began collecting unemployment benefits at age 16. Killeenduff is a Townland within the boundaries of the Roman Catholic parish of Easky, County Sligo in Ireland. Easkey or Easky ( is a village situated in County Sligo, Ireland. County Sligo ( is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. Leitir Mealláin (formerly also officially known as Lettermullen is a small island on the west coast of Ireland in Connemara, County Galway situated approximately Connemara (in Irish: Conamara) which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning descendants of Con Mhac of the sea is a district in the west of County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland.
During visits to Galway in the summers, McDonagh became acquainted with the dialect of English spoken in western Ireland, which he would later put to work in his plays. His ironic combination of coarse country language, primal symbolism and black humour represents a peculiar fusion of the work of John Millington Synge with the modern drama of Harold Pinter, David Mamet and British television comedy. Edmund John Millington Synge ( (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909 was an Irish Playwright, Poet, Prose writer and collector of Folklore. David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American Author, Essayist, Playwright, Screenwriter and
He has been awarded Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for Most Promising Playwright in 1996. The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ("Drama Theatre Awards" in 1989 and 1990 are presented annually for the year's theatrical achievements
His dramatic corpus to date incorporates two dark comedic trilogies, The Leenane Trilogy (The Beauty Queen of Leenane, A Skull in Connemara, The Lonesome West) and The Aran Islands Trilogy (The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Banshees of Inisheer), and the dark fantasy, The Pillowman, as well as two prize-winning radio plays, including 'The Tale of the Wolf and the Woodcutter'[1]. The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a 1998 drama by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway Ireland The Lonesome West is a play by contemporary Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, part of his Connemara trilogy which includes The Beauty The Cripple of Inishmaan is a dark comedy by Martin McDonagh who links the story to the real life filming of the documentary Man of Aran. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a Black comedy by Playwright Martin McDonagh, who wrote the Tony award winning play The The Pillowman is a 2003 play by British playwright Martin McDonagh.
In March 2006 he won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter, a film he wrote and directed. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Six Shooter is an Irish 2005 Live action short film starring Brendan Gleeson and Rúaidhrí Conroy.
In January 2008 his first feature film In Bruges premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In Bruges is a 2008 film directed and written by Martin McDonagh. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. Subsequent to its festival premiere, In Bruges was released in theaters in February 2008 by Focus Features. In Bruges is a 2008 film directed and written by Martin McDonagh. Focus Features (formerly USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine) is the art house films division of NBC Universal 's Universal
Controversy
But McDonagh has his critics - especially within Ireland - who view his work with suspicion. His English birth and London childhood have caused many to question his credentials, validity and sincerity regarding Irish life. Many Irish scholars feel that his work is in fact stage Irish. A review by Elizabeth O'Neill for RTÉ said :"A modern day Synge or an English chancer? Martin McDonagh's plays have been courting controversy since The Beauty Queen of Leenane took the world stage by storm in 1996. Audiences have been divided roughly into two camps; those who think he's captured the black humour and zeitgeist of a postmodern rural Ireland, and those who see him as making a mockery of Ireland and the Irish by lampooning that caricature of old, the 'stage-Irish' fool. "[2]
The Leenane Trilogy
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996)
The story of the dysfunctional relationship between a spinster and her domineering mother, during the course of which the former faces her last chance at love, and the latter faces a rather grim end. The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a 1998 drama by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway Ireland Nominated for Tony Award for Best Play in 1998. What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American
- A Skull in Connemara (1997)
A Connemara man has the job of smashing the skeletons in old graves, and his newest customer is the wife he killed years before, which may or may not have been accidental.
- The Lonesome West (1997)
An Erinization of Sam Shepard's True West, in which two brothers bicker in the aftermath of the supposedly accidental fatal shooting of their father. The Lonesome West is a play by contemporary Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, part of his Connemara trilogy which includes The Beauty Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. Nominated for Tony Award for Best Play in 1999. What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American
The Aran Islands Trilogy
- The Cripple of Inishmaan (1996)
A crippled teenager schemes to get a part in Man of Aran. The Cripple of Inishmaan is a dark comedy by Martin McDonagh who links the story to the real life filming of the documentary Man of Aran. Man of Aran ( 1934) is a Documentary film by Robert J Flaherty, a Docufiction on life on the Aran Islands off the Dark comedy ensues. Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001)
The insane leader of an IRA splinter group has just found out his best friend has been killed. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a Black comedy by Playwright Martin McDonagh, who wrote the Tony award winning play The The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who The best friend is a cat. . . hilarity and/or violence ensues. Nominated for Tony Award for Best Play in 2006. What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American
- The Banshees of Inisheer
The finale of the Aran Islands trilogy. (unproduced and unpublished)
Other Plays
- The Pillowman (2003)
A writer is interrogated after several of his gruesome stories appear to be the inspiration in a number of local children's murder. The Pillowman is a 2003 play by British playwright Martin McDonagh. Awarded Laurence Olivier Award for Best new play in 2004 and nominated for Tony Award for Best Play in 2005. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American
Films
In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
Six Shooter, which is the playwright's first move into film, features Brendan Gleeson, Ruaidhri Conroy, David Wilmot and Aisling O'Sullivan. Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955 is an Irish Actor who has starred in many high profile Irish American and British films Rúaidhrí Conroy (born 1979 is an Irish actor Conroy was born in Dublin Ireland, the son of actor Brendan Conroy. This article is about an American politician For the actor of the same name see David Wilmot. Aisling O'Sullivan is an award-winning Irish actress who starred in the movie The Butcher Boy as Francie's mentally unstable mother The black comedy follows Gleeson as he makes a sad train journey home, just hours after his wife's death, but on the trip he encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young man.
The short film was shot on location in Wicklow, Waterford and Rosslare. Wicklow ( is the County seat of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of the capital Dublin on the east coast of the island it has a population Waterford ( or Windy fjord;) is a city in Ireland. It is the primary city of the South East region and the fifth largest in the country
In Bruges - After winning his Oscar for Six Shooter, McDonagh entered into an agreement with Focus Features to direct a feature-length film from his screenplay In Bruges, about two hit men who hide out in Bruges after a job gone wrong. In Bruges is a 2008 film directed and written by Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, and Brendan Gleeson star in the film, released in the USA in 2008. Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish Actor, who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955 is an Irish Actor who has starred in many high profile Irish American and British films The film was also the Opening Night film for the 2008 Sundance Festival and the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival is a Film festival that is held annually in February over the course of ten days in Dublin, Ireland.
Awards
Tony Award for Best Play
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) (Nomination - 1998)
- The Lonesome West (1997) (Nomination - 1999)
- The Pillowman (2003) (Nomination - 2005)
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) (Nomination - 2006)
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
- Six Shooter (2005) - WON - 2005
Critics' Circle Theatre Awards - Most Promising Playwright
- Received in 1996 for The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996)
Laurence Olivier Awards - Best New Play
- The Pillowman (2003) (WON - 2004)
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