The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a drama by Martin McDonagh. Martin McDonagh (born 26 March 1970) is a contemporary British playwright. ...

It is a blend of black comedy, melodrama, horror and bleak tragedy. The story is set in an Irish village Leenane, Connemara in 1989. The entire play takes place in a shabby, poorly lit kitchen, resulting in a claustrophobic sense of entrapment. Leenaun (Irish An Líonán), sometimes Leenane, is a picturesque village in County Galway, beside Killary Harbour, Irelands only fjord and on the northern edge of Connemara. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ...

The play centers on the life of Maureen Folan, a 40-year-old spinster who takes care of her 70 year-old, selfish and manipulative mother Mag. Sisters of Maureen have escaped into marriage and family life, but Maureen, with a history of mental illness, is trapped in a seriously dysfunctional relationship with her mother. Note: a spinster may also be someone involved in creating spin in public relations. ...

In the course of the play, the Folan cottage is visited by Pato Dooley and his younger brother Ray. Pato is a middle-aged construction worker fed up with having to live and work in England, disappointed by the limitations and loneliness of his life. The sameness of its day-to-day is tedious also for his brother, a non-threatening "bad boy" Ray.

The glimmer of a last-chance romance between Maureen and Pato sparks up in the first act, and continues in the second one with a notable monologue of Pato. The plot, full of deceptions, secrets and betrayals interspersed with turnabouts keeps surprising the reader. Hopes are raised just to get dashed.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane opened in 1996 in Galway, Ireland. It subsequently had a successful run in London and won four Tony Awards in New York. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ...

Awards

• 1998 Tony Awards^[1]
  • Actress—Play: Marie Mullen, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
  • Featured Actor—Play: Tom Murphy, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
  • Featured Actress—Play: Anna Manahan, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
  • Director—Play: Garry Hynes, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
• 1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards^[2]
  • Broadway Play: The Beauty Queen of Leenane
• 64th Annual Drama League Awards^[3]
  • Best Play: The Beauty Queen of Leenane
• 1998 Drama Desk Awards^[4]
  • Outstanding Play: The Beauty Queen of Leenane
• 1997-1998 Obie Awards^[5]
  • Distinguished Performance: Marie Mullen, The Beauty Queen of Leenane
• 1998 Lucille Lortel Awards^[6]
  • Outstanding Play (tie): Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Beauty Queen of Leenane
  • Outstanding Director: Garry Hynes, The Beauty Queen of Leenane

What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Begun during the 1949-1950 theater season, the Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway. ... Created in 1935, the Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... The Obie Awards, short for Off-Broadway Theater Awards, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper The Village Voice on theater artists performing in New York City. ...

References

1. ^ 1998 Tony Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
2. ^ 1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
3. ^ 64th Annual Drama League Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
4. ^ 1998 Drama Desk Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
5. ^ 1997-1998 Obie Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
6. ^ 1998 Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.

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