The Beauty Queen of Leenane

by Martin McDonagh

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Fortyfive Downstairs

( YEAR )

2015

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Set in the bleak, unforgiving hills of Connemara, Ireland, Martin McDonagh's "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" is a darkly comedic exploration of the dysfunctional relationship between Maureen Folan, a lonely and embittered woman in her early forties, and her manipulative, aging mother, Mag. As Maureen's chance at love and escape emerges, the play delves into the depths of familial resentment, desperation, and the devastating consequences of unfulfilled dreams.

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Set in the bleak, unforgiving hills of Connemara, Ireland, Martin McDonagh's "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" is a darkly comedic exploration of the dysfunctional relationship between Maureen Folan, a lonely and embittered woman in her early forties, and her manipulative, aging mother, Mag. As Maureen's chance at love and escape emerges, the play delves into the depths of familial resentment, desperation, and the devastating consequences of unfulfilled dreams.

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Set in the bleak, unforgiving hills of Connemara, Ireland, Martin McDonagh's "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" is a darkly comedic exploration of the dysfunctional relationship between Maureen Folan, a lonely and embittered woman in her early forties, and her manipulative, aging mother, Mag. As Maureen's chance at love and escape emerges, the play delves into the depths of familial resentment, desperation, and the devastating consequences of unfulfilled dreams.

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Director

Declan Eames

Lighting Designer

Kris Chainey

Sound Designer

Nick McCorriston

Design Assistant

Alexandra Hiller

Set Construction

Samuel O'Donnell, Colin Orchard

Photographer

Reviews

"A masterful domestic interior, in which the minutiae of daily life plays against the distressed aesthetic of decay, rain and cold."

— Australian Stage

"Fantastic, gritty and lived in."

— Time Out

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I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the unceded land on which I work. I pay my respects to Elders, past and present, and acknowledge their connection to creativity, culture and storytelling. Sovereignty has never been ceded.

© 2024 Casey Harper-Wood. All rights reserved.