Cast
- Maureen Folan Marie Mullen
- Mag Folan Anna Manahan
- Pato Dooley Brian F. O’Byrne
- Ray Dooley Tom Murphy
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.
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13 March 1996
a remarkable first play … a beautifully balanced tragic-comedy
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The Sunday Times, 10 March 1996
a tragic comedy, sad and rowdy, proud, generous and resigned, an Irish play
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The Irish Times 2 Feb 1996
…the play is unceasingly serious in content – unremittingly funny in delivery
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The Sunday Tribune, 11 Feb 1996
explosive…powerful and devastating
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The Sunday Times, 10 March 1996
this is one of the most exhilarating debuts in years…a must
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Credits
Creative Team
- Writer Martin McDonagh
- Director Garry Hynes
- Assistant Director Mary Peate
- Designer Francis O’Connor
- Sound Designer David Murphy
- Lighting Designer Ben Ormerod
Production Team
- Production Manager Tony Killeen
- Stage Manager Penny Jones
- Bernie Walsh
- Technician and Operator Pete Ashton
- Operator Andrew Smyth
- Set Construction Alan Clarke
- Set Carpenter Frank Gleeson
- Wardrobe Gabrielle McGrath
- Scenic Artist Adam Cutts
- Prop Maker Mike Regan
- Photography Amelia Stein
- Ivan Kyncl
- Graphic Design Iain Lanyon
- Consultant Artistic Director Garry Hynes
- General Manager Jane Daly
- Press Office Moya McHugh
- Administrator Anne Butler
- New Writing Panel (as of Feb 1996) Mary Paul Keane
- Charlie McBride
- Ian Kilroy
- Keith Hopper
- Publicity Photography Aengus McMahon
- Advertising Mary McPartlan
- Tour Transport Swift Transport
- New Writing Manager Charlie McBride
Dates & Tickets
Galway Town Hall Theatre 1 - 10 February 1996
Longford Dean Crowe Hall 12 - 13 February 1996
Kilkenny Watergate Theatre 15 - 17 February 1996
Limerick Belltable Arts Centre 19 - 24 February 1996
London Royal Court Theatre 29 February - 30 March 1996