Cast:

An O.R.P. Production directed by Alan Wood.

Crew:

The play is set in the living room / kitchen of a rural cottage in Leenane, a small town in Connemara, County Galway in the 1990's in nine scenes.

The Play:

In a dingy cottage in Leenane, a remote part of Galway, Spinster Maureen lives with the self-pitying, ruthless, hateful mother, Mag. Escape from this nightmare comes in the form of Pato Dooley who is about to go to Boston. But will Maureen take her chance to break free? And what will Mag do to stop her? A gripping drama from an acclaimed playwright.

The Author

Martin McDonagh, the son of a Sligo mother and a Galway father, grew up in this kind of London. He had Irish aunts and uncles all round. His family lived on a block in the Elephant and Castle where half the houses were occupied by Irish families. It was a similar story when they moved down the road to Camberwell. He spent his summer holidays in Easkey, County Sligo and in Connemara, the western region of County Galway. He became a choir boy in the Catholic parish church and grew up steeped in the emotive stories of Irish nationalism.

Later, his parents moved back to Lettermullan in Connemara, and although he and his older brother stayed behind in London, they continued to spend their summers in Ireland. He was, and is, a citizen of an indefinite land that is neither Ireland nor England, but that shares borders with both.

Direcotrs Note

I would like o thank the cast for their valued input into the directing process which has made my job a great deal easier.

I would also like to welcome John Taylor, making his debut with the Company, having responded, at short notice, to an appeal for a young actor to take on the role or Ray.

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