The Beauty Queen of Leenane
By Martin McDonagh
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“A deliciously dark Irish comedy”
In a lonely, run-down cottage in Connemara, Maureen Folan leads an isolated life with Mag, her demanding, manipulative mother. With the arrival of an unexpected admirer, Maureen finally sees the possibility of escaping her dismal life. However, Mag has other ideas, and the two women are plunged into a desperate conflict which leads to a shocking conclusion.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane is one of playwright Martin McDonagh’s (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Lieutenant of Inishmore) finest achievements. Winner of four Tony Awards on Broadway and nominated for an Olivier Award, the play conjures up the unbearable tension and loneliness of an isolated existence that surely speaks to all of us today. It is not to be missed.



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Cast & Creatives

Julie Hale

Paul Carroll

Nuala Walsh

Ian O’Reilly

Lyn McAndrew

Ken Harrison
Trained at Motley Theatre Design Course.
For Rapture: Clybourne Park and
Recent work includes: Heritage, The Last Witch, The Monarch of the Glen (Pitlochry), The Match Box, Grounded, The Effect (Firebrand Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Dundee Rep), Beauty and the Beast (Perth Theatre), The Snow Queen, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh).
Past work includes: Riverside Studios, London; Lyric Theatre, Belfast; Druid Theatre, Galway; Watford Palace Theatre; York Theatre Royal; Unicorn Theatre, London; Mercury Theatre, Colchester; Dundee Rep; King’s Theatre, Glasgow; Northcott Theatre, Exeter and Nottingham Playhouse.
Designs for national tours include The 39 Steps, The Ladykillers, Time And The Conways, Mindgame and Our Man In Havana.
Davy Cunningham
For Rapture: A Streetcar Named Desire, Blue/Orange, Hamlet and The Collection.
Davy Cunningham has been a freelance Lighting Designer since 1985. He has lit more than 300 productions, of which roughly 200 were operas and 100 plays, in 26 countries and more than 200 theatres. Recent operas include Verdi’s La Traviata for Baden Baden Festspielhaus, Pucinni’s Turandot for Bregenz Festspiele. and Don Pasquale for Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf.
Recent work has included The Hanging Gardens by Frank McGuinness at the Abbey and Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at the Gate in Dublin.
Show Notes
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120 mins (including interval)
14+
The production includes scenes of violence, cruelty and strong language.