Details

McDonagh's first play. 1996 Writers' Guild Award Winner - Best Fringe Theatre Play. Set in a small cottage in the mountains of Connemara, The Beauty Queen of Leeane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her forties and Mag, her manipulative, ageing mother. When Mag interferes in Maureen's first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship, she sets a chain of events in motion that lead inexorably towards the play's terrifying denouement. Contains scenes of an adult nature.

Cast/Performers

Eileen Pollock (Mag), Connor Byrne (Pato), Andrew Macklin (Ray), Cate Hamer

Creatives/Company

Author: Martin McDonagh
Corporate Sponsor: Allied Irish Bank
Producer: Watford Palace Theatre
Director: Kirstie Davis
Design: Jess Curtis
Lighting: Natasha Chivers