Mcdonagh Martin (Playwright Uk) - The Beauty Queen Of Leenane - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This Student Edition of Martin Mc Donagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane features expert and helpful annotation including a scene - by - scene summary a detailed commentary on the dramatic social and political context and on the themes characters language and structure of the play as well a list of suggested reading and questions for further study and a review of performance history. 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 spinster in her early forties and Mag her devilishly 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. Maureen might long for the romance that will spirit her away but if she goes who will stir the lumps out of Mag's Complan? The Beauty Queen of Leenane was first presented as a Druid Theatre/ Royal Court Theatre co - production in January 1996. An instant classic from its first performance The Beauty Queen of Leenane established Martin Mc Donagh as the natural successor to Oscar Wilde and Joe Orton. The Oscar and Bafta - winning writer's other films and plays include In Bruges and The Pillowman.
Title: The Beauty Queen Of Leenane
Author(s): Mcdonagh Martin (Playwright Uk)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781408173831
Pages: 128 Pages
Publication Date: 4/25/2013
Series: Student Editions
Category: Plays, Playscripts