The Beauty Queene of Leenane by Martin McDonagh at Theater UnCorked

Elliot Norton Award-Winning Theater UnCorked Brings Martin McDonagh’s Darkly Comic Masterpiece The Beauty Queen of Leenane to Boston!

Set in the bleak, rain-soaked mountains of Connemara, Ireland, this riveting Drama Desk and 4 time Tony award winning dark comedy centers around a manipulative mother and her spinster daughter who are trapped in a cycle of dependence and fear that will not only leave audiences laughing, but also gasping in horror at the sinister undercurrent that Martin McDonagh has so brilliantly weaved into his writing.

"We are incredibly excited to bring McDonagh's visceral, brilliantly written masterpiece to the Boston stage," says Theater UnCorked Artistic Director Sehnaz Dirik. "At its heart, the play explores the devastating impacts of isolation and familial obligation, balanced with a wicked Irish humor that will keep audiences laughing while hanging on the edge of their seats."

The New York Times (Ben Brantley): Praised the production as “a gasp for breath inside an airless life”, highlighting the devastating and claustrophobic intensity of the mother-daughter power struggle. Come see Norton Award winning Theater UnCorked as it brings you this this brilliant and brutal dark comedy.