| The Beauty Queen of Leenane | |
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| Written by | Martin McDonagh |
| Characters | Mag Folan Maureen Folan Ray Dooley Pato Dooley |
| Date premiered | 1996 |
| Place premiered | Galway, Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | a plain and lonely woman in her forties with her first and possibly final chance at love; and her manipulative mother who sets about to derail it |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Leenane, a village in Connemara, County Galway |
The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a 1996 dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway.
It was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award as Best Play for the London production, and the 1998 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four, for Best Leading Actress in a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play, Best Featured Actress in a Play (Anna Manahan), and Best Direction of a Play (Garry Hynes).