The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Spring 2010 KDA Festival Entry
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
By
Martin McDonagh
Directed by
Heather Leslie
This production was entered for the
Kent Drama Association Full Length Play Festival 2010
Our Production dates were:-
Thursday 22nd April , Friday 23rd April & Saturday 24th April 2010
Heather Leslie directed The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh which was first presented in 1996 and won several awards including the Writer’s Guild Award. On opening on Broadway the play was nominated for 6 Tony Awards. Please scroll down to read more....
In a small house on a bit hill in Connemara, County Galway Maureen and Mag Folan live out an uneasy truce. That is until an old family friend reappears. Maureen lives a lonely life, with only her ancient mother Mag for company, tending to her every need, putting up with years of insults (and doling out a few of her own).
When a chance comes along to find love and make a new life for herself Maureen sees
an opportunity to escape. Mag has other ideas though, and her interference sets in
motion a chain of misunderstandings , heart-
Martin McDonagh’s brutal but irresistible work has taken audiences by storm in recent years; cruel, sharp dialogue is combined with an uncanny ability to find laughter in some pretty unpleasant situations.
