McDonagh Plays: 1 The Beauty Queen of Leenane; A Skull in Connemara; The Lonesome West

by McDonagh, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780413713506
• ISBN10: 0413713504
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-03
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

Summary

Martin McDonagh's plays have been produced in London and New York and have garnered numerous awards including four Tony Award nominations for Best Play. Since the debut ofThe Beauty Queen of Leenanein 1996, his work has been heralded for capturing the dark humor and zeitgeist of postmodern rural Ireland.Plays include:The Beauty Queen of Leenane,Skull of ConnemaraandLonesome West. Martin McDonagh, born in England to Irish parents, is playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter, born in England to Irish parents. He was awarded Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for Most Promising Playwright in 1996 and won an Academy Award for a short filmSix Shooterin 2006 and has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay forIn Bruges.Martin McDonagh's plays have been produced in London and New York and have garnered numerous awards including four Tony Award nominations for Best Play. Since the debut ofThe Beauty Queen of Leenanein 1996, his work has been heralded for capturing the dark humor and zeitgeist of postmodern rural Ireland. Plays include:The Beauty Queen of Leenane,Skull of ConnemaraandLonesome West. "Martin McDonagh'sThe Leenane Trilogy, one of the great events of the contemporary Irish theatre."--Irish Times "McDonagh's writing is pitiless but compassionate: he casts a cold, hard, but understanding eye on relationships made of mistrust, hesitation, resentment and malevolence."--Sunday Times(London) "McDonagh's gift is at its most naked and infectious . . . it leaves you giddy with gruesome exhilaration."--Financial Times(UK) aboutA Skull in Connemara "The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting."--The DailyTelegraph(UK) aboutThe Lonesome West

Author Biography

Martin McDonagh (born 1970) is playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter, born in England to Irish parents.  He was awarded Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for Most Promising Playwright in 1996 and won an Academy Award for a short film Six Shooter in 2006 and has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for In Bruges.

Table of Contents

A Chronology
Introduction
The Beauty Queen of Leenane	p. 1
A Skull in Connemara	p. 61
The Lonesome West	p. 127
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