The tragicomedy tells the story of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her 40s. Being that she is her 70 year-old mother’s caretaker, she has always felt chained to a simple life in her rural Irish hometown of Leenane. After becoming entangled with Pato, a construction worker who goes back and forth between London and Leenane, Maureen gets what might be her last shot at love. However, her weak yet manipulative mother Mag does everything in her power to stand in the way of it; whether it’s through bad-mouthing or concealing letters or revealing embarrassing half-truths about her daughter’s past.

‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’ was written by four time Oscar nominee Martin McDonagh, who is best known for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing’, ‘Missouri’, and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ which recently opened in cinemas. The upcoming production will star local actors Isabel Warrington, Andrea Pace, Nicholas Jackman and Alex Weenink, under the direction of Adrian Buckle. Currently, there are six dates; February 23 to 25, and March 1 to 3, 2024. Each performance will be held at the MADC Playhouse in St Venera from 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm.