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A cat dies. An island is thrown into chaos. And the whole world turns black and white.
How far would you go for a cat?
But what if the owner of that cat is one of the most cruel people?
Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," winner of the 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, is a dark comedy that shatters the boundaries of violence, fanaticism, loyalty, and revenge, blurring the line between laughter and horror.
On the small Irish island of Inishmore, an ordinary day turns into an irreversible nightmare with the death of a cat. Padraic, a ruthless member of an armed organization, has only one thing he loves in the world: his cat, Thomas. When he learns that something has happened to his cat, he returns to the island. Now, everyone is a suspect. Everyone is hiding something. And no one will easily escape this story.
However, this is not the Inishmore you might be used to.
The play "The Captain from Inishmore," directed by the award-winning Volkan Ateş Gündüz, stands out for its innovative staging and comes to life in a monochrome world dominated by black, white, and gray, stripped of all other colors.
It feels as if we've stepped into an old black and white film. The costumes, set design, lighting, props, and the actors' visual world all become elements of the same aesthetic language. In the absence of color, faces, bodies, shadows, and conflicts become much more prominent.
There are no colors on stage. But there is anger. There is love. There is fear. And there is that unsettling belief that one is always right.
McDonagh's sharp wit takes on a new visual dimension in this black-and-white world. The audience is sometimes overcome with laughter, while at other times, they are confronted with the horror of what they just found amusing.
Because in this story, everyone is justified in their own way. And no one is innocent.
"The Captain from Inishmore," brought to life by a cast of seven actors, combines the vibrant energy of theater with a cinematic visual storytelling experience.
A cat. An island. Countless encounters.
Welcome to Inishmore.
Do not touch the cats.
How far would you go for a cat?
But what if the owner of that cat is one of the most cruel people?
Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," winner of the 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, is a dark comedy that shatters the boundaries of violence, fanaticism, loyalty, and revenge, blurring the line between laughter and horror.
On the small Irish island of Inishmore, an ordinary day turns into an irreversible nightmare with the death of a cat. Padraic, a ruthless member of an armed organization, has only one thing he loves in the world: his cat, Thomas. When he learns that something has happened to his cat, he returns to the island. Now, everyone is a suspect. Everyone is hiding something. And no one will easily escape this story.
However, this is not the Inishmore you might be used to.
The play "The Captain from Inishmore," directed by the award-winning Volkan Ateş Gündüz, stands out for its innovative staging and comes to life in a monochrome world dominated by black, white, and gray, stripped of all other colors.
It feels as if we've stepped into an old black and white film. The costumes, set design, lighting, props, and the actors' visual world all become elements of the same aesthetic language. In the absence of color, faces, bodies, shadows, and conflicts become much more prominent.
There are no colors on stage. But there is anger. There is love. There is fear. And there is that unsettling belief that one is always right.
McDonagh's sharp wit takes on a new visual dimension in this black-and-white world. The audience is sometimes overcome with laughter, while at other times, they are confronted with the horror of what they just found amusing.
Because in this story, everyone is justified in their own way. And no one is innocent.
"The Captain from Inishmore," brought to life by a cast of seven actors, combines the vibrant energy of theater with a cinematic visual storytelling experience.
A cat. An island. Countless encounters.
Welcome to Inishmore.
Do not touch the cats.
Date & Time
Start
27 November 2026, Friday
20:30
End
27 November 2026, Friday
22:30
Location - Maltepe Dragos Sahne
Ticketed Event
