Product Description

The Beauty Queen of Leenane was first presented as a Druid Theatre/Royal Court Theatre co-production in January 1996. Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag her manipulative ageing mother whose interference in Maureen's first and potentially last loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that is as gothically funny as it is horrific.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #142671 in Books
• Published on: 1996-02-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 60 pages

About the Author
Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play The Pillowman had its world premiere at the Royal National Theatre and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter.

Customer Reviews

The Beauty Queen of Leenane
This play is exeptional. Written by Martin McDonagh. I have seen this play performed but reading it really brings home the terrifying character of Mag and her non stop demand for attention from her daughter. I have studied women in Irish theatre for my degree and this is one play that I will never forget.
Set in the mountains of Connemara, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan,a plain and lonely woman in her early 40s, and Mag, her manipulative ageing mother, whose interference in Maureen's first and possible final chance of a loving relationship set in motion a train of events that leads inexorably towards the play's terrifying denouement.

Amazing play, one of a series by Martin McDonagh.

one of the most interesting plays i've read lately
Beautiful language, mysterious atmosphere, the relationship between mother and daughter, the limits between sanity and crazyness... great play... one of my favourites i can say :)