The Beauty Queen Of Leenane (Modern Classics) - Softcover

Martin McDonagh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041370730X ISBN 13: 9780413707307

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 1996

Synopsis

The Beauty Queen of Leenane was first presented as a Druid Theatre/Royal Court Theatre co-production in January 1996. Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag her manipulative ageing mother whose interference in Maureen's first and potentially last loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that is as gothically funny as it is horrific.

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Review:

"(McDonagh) offers all the familiar delights of farce and melodrama, while at the same time offering a powerful critique of contemporary Ireland." --The Guardian

"A richly human illustration of that tragicomic paradox. If it wasn't so funny it would be squalid." --The Times (of London)

"The dramatic tension McDonagh creates is brilliantly sustained, while the sudden twists and turns of the plot elicit genuine gasps of surprise from the audience." --Daily Telegraph

"(McDonagh's) ear for the Irish rhythms and the absurdities of everyday speech is matchless." --Sunday Daily Mail

"Martin McDonagh is one of the top playwrights to have emerged in the 1990's." --Daily Mail

From the Back Cover:

Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative ageing mother, whose interference in Maureen's first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads inexorably toward the play's terrifying denouement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 041370730X
• ISBN 13: 9780413707307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60