Cast
- Mag Folan Anna Manahan
- Maureen Folan Kate Burton
- Ray Dooley Rúaidhrí Conroy
- Pato Dooley Peter Gowen
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’sinterference 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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The Sunday Tribune, 27th February 2000
deliciously satirical and sometimes truthfully referential
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Daily Telegraph
an absolute cracker
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The Daily Telegraph
Wildly funny, deeply affecting and grotesquely macarbe. You don’t know whether to laugh, cry or gasp with horror
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New York Times
McDonagh is the most wickedly funny, brilliant abrasive young dramatist on either side of the Irish Sea
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Credits
Creative Team
- Director Garry Hynes
- Assistant Director Andrew Flynn
- Design Andrew Flynn
- Sound Design Paul Arditti
- Lighting Design Ben Ormerod
Production Team
- Galway:
- Production Manager Paul Tucker
- Company Stage Manager Dominic Delargy
- Deputy Stage Manager Juliet Michaels
- Assistant Stage Manager Rhian Davies Jones
- Operator (Sound) Mash Baird
- Wardrobe Manager Rod Bucknall
- Costume Supervisor Nigel Boyd
- Hair and Make-Up Rick Strickland
- Set Construction Paulo Foley
- Casting Director Lisa Makin
- Original Sound David Murphy
- Scenic Artist Liz Barker
- Photography Derek Speirs
- Dublin:
- Production Manager Dave Stuttard
- Stage Manager Pea Horsley
- Assistant Stage Manager Antoinette Howard
- Sound Operator Mash Baird
- Costume Supervisor Orfhlaith Stafford
- Hair and Make-Up Rod Bicknell
- Set Construction Paulo Foley
- Casting Lisa Makin
- Original Sound David Murphy
- Scenic Artist Liz Barker
- Photography Ivan Kyncl, Amelia Stein
- Programme Design Zeus Design
- Dublin Publicity/ Programme Editor Geraldine Kearney
- Marketing Hugo Jellett
- Artistic Director Garry Hynes
- Administration Ciara Ní Shuileabháin
- Administrative Assistant Clíona Ní Mhocháin
- New Writing Charlie McBride
- Writer in Association Martin McDonagh
Dates & Tickets
Dublin The Gaiety Theatre 21 February - 11 March 2000
Galway Town Hall Theatre 13 - 18 March 2000
Dublin The Gaiety Theatre 17 July - 9 September 2000