Brian d’Arcy James Cast in Atlantic’s Lieutenant of Inishmore

Brian d’Arcy James will join original British cast members Kerry Condon, Domhnall Gleeson, and David Wilmot in the Atlantic Theatre Company’s production of Martin McDonagh’s Olivier Award-winning play The Lieutenant of Inishmore. The production, to be directed by Wilson Milam, will run February 8-April 9 and will open officially on February 27.

Rounding out the cast are Jeff Binder, Andrew Connolly, Dashiell Eaves, and Peter Gerety. The show’s creative team will be announced at a later date.

McDonagh’s scorching black comedy is set in 1993 in County Galway on the rocky island of Inishmore, off the coast of Ireland. Padraic is a terrorist with no feeling for those he blows up; but when someone kills his beloved cat, Thomas, the death must be concealed before Padraic returns from a stint of torture and bombing. If not, the recriminations will be horrifying. McDonagh’s other plays include The Pillowman, The Lonesome West, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane.