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The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Opens: 19/02/2010 Closes: 13/03/2010
Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Before writing the acclaimed film In Bruges, Martin McDonagh established himself as playwright to be reckoned with, penning this award-winning piece about a spinster trapped in a small Irish town with her old mother. Horrific and comedic in equal measure, McDonagh gets to the black heart of family life.
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The Times“First-rate performances...” So perfectly poised that you are still hoping against hope that Maureen — the beauty queen of the title — will somehow find a way out of her predicament even as the lights fade to black...
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The Stage“Brilliant stuff...” A production which sweeps its audience up with it, tossing their loyalties from side to side until they are left winded by McDonagh’s dark brutality....
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Guardian“The plot twists produce gasps from the stalls...” What makes an audience draw breath is McDonagh's skill as a storyteller, the unsentimental drawing of his characters and his ability to make us empathise with Maureen's dilemma...
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