The Cripple of Inishmaan (stage play)
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The Cripple of Inishmaan is a darkly comic stage play by Martin McDonagh set on a remote Irish island in the 1930s, following a disabled young man whose life is upended when a Hollywood film crew arrives nearby.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cripple of Inishmaan (stage play) Context triple: [Daniel Radcliffe, notableWork, The Cripple of Inishmaan (stage play)]
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A.
The Playboy of the Western World
The Playboy of the Western World is a landmark early 20th-century Irish play by J.M. Synge, famed for its dark comedy, lyrical language, and the riots it provoked at its 1907 Dublin premiere.
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B.
Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock is a 1930 British drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from Seán O’Casey’s play about a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.
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C.
Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea is a one-act opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on J. M. Synge’s play, that poignantly portrays the hardships and tragedies of an Irish fishing family.
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D.
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage) is a major theatrical production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, noted for acclaimed performances such as that of British actress Eve Best.
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E.
Top Girls
Top Girls is a groundbreaking 1982 feminist play by Caryl Churchill that explores women's roles, power, and sacrifice through surreal, time-shifting conversations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cripple of Inishmaan (stage play) Target entity description: The Cripple of Inishmaan is a darkly comic stage play by Martin McDonagh set on a remote Irish island in the 1930s, following a disabled young man whose life is upended when a Hollywood film crew arrives nearby.
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A.
The Playboy of the Western World
The Playboy of the Western World is a landmark early 20th-century Irish play by J.M. Synge, famed for its dark comedy, lyrical language, and the riots it provoked at its 1907 Dublin premiere.
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B.
Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock is a 1930 British drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from Seán O’Casey’s play about a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.
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C.
Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea is a one-act opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on J. M. Synge’s play, that poignantly portrays the hardships and tragedies of an Irish fishing family.
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D.
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage) is a major theatrical production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, noted for acclaimed performances such as that of British actress Eve Best.
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E.
Top Girls
Top Girls is a groundbreaking 1982 feminist play by Caryl Churchill that explores women's roles, power, and sacrifice through surreal, time-shifting conversations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bartley
NERFINISHED
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Billy Claven NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor McSharry NERFINISHED ⓘ Eileen NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnnypateenmike NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammy O’Dougal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| followedByWork | The Lonesome West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Beauty Queen of Leenane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasActStructure | three-act play ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cruelty and tenderness
ⓘ
gossip and rumor ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | the filming of Man of Aran ⓘ |
| isPartOfBodyOfWork | Martin McDonagh’s Irish plays ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Hiberno-English dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Billy Claven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActorInRole | Daniel Radcliffe as Billy Claven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
2008 Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway production
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2013 Michael Grandage Company West End production ⓘ 2014 Broadway production at the Cort Theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Aran Islands trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A disabled young man on a remote Irish island has his life disrupted when a Hollywood film crew arrives nearby to shoot a documentary. ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Royal National Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Aran Islands
NERFINISHED
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Inishmaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aspiration and escape
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disability ⓘ rural Irish life ⓘ |
| writer | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cripple of Inishmaan (stage play) Description of subject: The Cripple of Inishmaan is a darkly comic stage play by Martin McDonagh set on a remote Irish island in the 1930s, following a disabled young man whose life is upended when a Hollywood film crew arrives nearby.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cripple of Inishmaan (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The New Group production of "The Cripple of Inishmaan"
this entity surface form:
The Cripple of Inishmaan