Cast
- Mag Marie Mullen
- Maureen Aisling O’Sullivan
- Pato Marty Rea
- Ray Aaron Monaghan
By Martin McDonagh
Druid
presents a modern classic of Irish theatre. The Beauty Queen of
Leenane by Martin McDonagh, is set in the mountains of Connemara and
tells the story of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her
early 40s, and Mag, her manipulative, aging mother. Mag’s
interference in Maureen’s first and potentially last romantic
relationship sets in motion a chain of events that are as tragically
funny as they are horrific.
Garry Hynes directs with the stellar cast of Marie Mullen, Aisling O’Sullivan, Marty Rea and Aaron Monaghan (all members of the Druid Ensemble).
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The Observer
Spellbinding, terrifying
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New York Magazine
Like the best work in any dramatic genre, it is almost unanswerable
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LA Times
McDonagh re-creates traditional Irish family drama only to set it ablaze with a postmodern blowtorch
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LA Weekly
Hynes expertly teases out the dramatic ironies of McDonagh's tightly twisting plot devices for all their suspense and excruciating comic effect
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Irish Examiner
Druid’s masterly new production makes you laugh until you’re sore. But it leaves you hurting just the same
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Winner of Independent Reviewers of New England Awards
Best Visiting Production
Best Actress in a Visiting Production - Marie Mullen
Winner of Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding ensemble
Credits
Creative Team
- Writer Martin McDonagh
- Director Garry Hynes
- Design – Set and Costume Francis O’Connor
- Lighting James F. Ingalls
- Sound Greg Clark
- Composer Paddy Cunneen
- Fight Director Bryan Burroughs
Production Team
- Production Manager Barry O’Brien, Eamonn Fox
- Company Manager Danny Erskine
- Deputy Stage Manager Anne Kyle
- Assistant Stage Manager Sophie Flynn
- Assistant to the Director Laura Bowler
- Costume Supervisor Doreen McKenna
- Wigs and Make-up Val Sherlock
- Chief Electrician Shannon Light
- Production Electrician Paul Kelly
- Production Sound Mike Nestor
- Master Carpenter Gus Dewar
- Stage Carpenter Pete Nelson
- Set Construction TPS
- Scenic Artists Liz Barker, Jason McCaffrey, Louise Roache
- Technicians Ronan Gallagher, Matt Burke, Keeva O’Shea
- Set Crew Frank Commins, Marcus Molloy, Paul O’Connor, Ger Mallon, Ausias Navarro Millet, Seán Walsh, Gill Christie
- Transport Trevor Price
- Publicist Kate Bowe PR
- Graphic Design Gareth Jones, Bite! Design
- Publicity Image Matthew Thompson
- Production Images Stephen Cummiskey
- Marketing Intern Martin Kenny
- Promotional Video Moose
Dates & Tickets
Galway Town Hall Theatre 15 - 24 September 2016
Cork The Everyman 27 September - 1 October 2016
Limerick Lime Tree Theatre 11 - 15 October 2016
Dublin Gaiety Theatre 15 - 24 November 2016
New York BAM 11 January - 5 February 2017
Boston, USA Arts Emerson 8 - 19 February 2017
Pittsburgh, USA August Wilson Center 2 - 4 March 2017
Ann Arbor, USA Power Centre 9 - 11 March 2017
Hong Kong Hong Kong Arts Festival 16 - 19 March 2017
Dublin, Ireland The Gaiety Theatre 28 March - 15 April 2017