The Beauty Queen of Leenane Navan Theatre Group对利南选美皇后纳文剧团.pptVIP

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE Introductory notes for schools Navan Theatre Group presents this awarding play by Martin McDonagh in the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan from Nov 21st -24th The Cast Directed by Nigel Ryan, the cast features four characters: Ray Mags Maureen Patto SETTING Set in the west of Ireland in the 1990s, the?play is considered to be a post -modernist, dark comedy.?The play is entirely set in a lonely, isolated cottage in the village of Leenane, situated somewhere in the West of Ireland. The dreary setting of the play reflects the dreariness of the characters who live there and the lives they are compelled to tolerate. CONTEXT The world of the play is Ireland of the 1990s. References to TV programmes, music, food popular at that time are all evident in the play like ‘Sons and Daughters’ and ‘The Sullivans’ two Australian Soapoperas froms the 70s/80s popular in Ireland at the time. Kimberly biscuits features as does Complan which was a popular health drink to provide people with extra nutrients Another contextual feature of the play is where crude language is used at times. This helps bring the blatant sexuality and excessive violence into focus THEMES Dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship Conflict Domestic Violence Inability to free oneself from the world in which one lives Frustration Unfulfilled Love Regret Emigration SYNOPSIS Maureen, a rather plain woman of about forty, lives in constant conflict with her seemingly senile mother Mags. They have lived together most of their lives. Their fighting is a strange mixture of the tragic and comic. Yet they are dependant on each other for their every day survival. Therefore their mother-daughter relationship is dysfunctional. Hope is shown through love interest,?Patto Dooley and comedy with the harmless badboy, Ray (Pattos brother) and his accidental interactions with the seemingly senile Mags. When Mags sabotages a last attempt at love for Maureen, the tension and conflict between the pa