"The Cripple of Inishmaan"

Last night I went to a performance of the play, "The Cripple of Inishmaan." I laughed! I cried! Well I didn't actually cry, but there were some poignant moments. And I laughed a lot. It's about characters on the Island of Inishmaan when the film company comes to film "Man of Aran" on nearby Inishmore in 1934, and it's being performed in a 21 week international tour by the Druid Theatre Company from Ireland.

Here's the rave review from today's Boston Globe. It gives you something of a synopsis. And you can visit the theater company's website for pictures and a short video trailer of the show. (Click on the picture on the homepage.)

I think it's well worth seeing. So if you can get to

• Boston
• Washington, D.C.
• Dublin, Ireland
• Ann Arbor
• Chicago
• Los Angeles
• Berkeley
• Philadelphia
• Charleston, SC
• New Haven
• Galway, or
• Inis Meáin,

check out the company website again for the dates the tour will come to your area. And if it's Boston you're near, act fast: tomorrow, February 6, is their last day here.