McDonagh Plays: 1 :The Beauty Queen of Leenane; A Skull in Connemara; The Lonesome West - Contemporary Dramatists
McDonagh Plays: 1 :The Beauty Queen of Leenane; A Skull in Connemara; The Lonesome West - Contemporary Dramatists
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Published:
3 June, 1999
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780413713506 |
| ISBN10 | 0413713504 |
| Number Of Pages | 224 |
| Item Weight | 260 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 14 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Martin McDonagh's The 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 of London McDonagh's gift is at its most naked and infectious . . . it leaves you giddy with gruesome exhilaration. -- Financial Times ( A Skull in Connemara) The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting. -- Daily Telegraph (The Lonesome West)
A star is born, bright and blazing, confident, individual and shockingly accomplished -- Sunday Times
Martin McDonagh's The 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 of London
McDonagh's gift is at its most naked and infectious . . . it leaves you giddy with gruesome exhilaration. Financial Times (A Skull in Connemara)
The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting. Daily Telegraph (The Lonesome West)
A star is born, bright and blazing, confident, individual and shockingly accomplished Sunday Times
Martin McDonagh's The 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 of London
McDonagh's gift is at its most naked and infectious . . . it leaves you giddy with gruesome exhilaration. Financial Times (A Skull in Connemara)
The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting. Daily Telegraph (The Lonesome West)
A star is born, bright and blazing, confident, individual and shockingly accomplished Sunday Times
Martin McDonagh's The 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 of London
McDonagh's gift is at its most naked and infectious . . . it leaves you giddy with gruesome exhilaration. --Financial Times (A Skull in Connemara)
The play combines manic energy and physical violence in a way that is both hilarious and viscerally exciting. --Daily Telegraph (The Lonesome West)
A star is born, bright and blazing, confident, individual and shockingly accomplished --Sunday Times
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Author's Bio
Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane was the 1996 winner of the George Devine Award, won the Writer's Guild Award for Best Fringe Play and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer. The play was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award.