MaRTIN MCDONAGH The Beauty Queen of Leenane Vintage Books A Division of Random House, Inc. ‘New York‘The Bouty Queen of Lenane, a Druid Theatre Com pany/Royal Court Theatre co-production, was first ‘presented at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, on Feb ruary 1, 1996, marking the official opening of the theatre, and subsequently opened at the Royal ‘Court Theatre Upstairs on March 5, 2996 This pro- duction was frst presented in the United States at the Atlantic Theatre Co, New York, on February 26, 1998, and subsequently opened at the Walter Kerr ‘Theatre, New York, on Apri 23,1998. The cast was as follows: aacrotay Anna Manahen ‘MAUREEN FOLAN Marie Mullen av pootey ——TomMurphy aro voourY Brian EO'Byme Directed by Garry Hynes Designed by Prancis O'Connor Lighting designe by Bers Ormerod Sound by David Musphy Cuaracrers MAREE HOLAN, aged forty, Plain, sim. MAG FOLAN, he mothe, age seventy. tout, rl aro DOOLEY, god-leoking local man, aged about forty. Ray Doty his brother, agad teeny, Seting: Leenane, a small town in. Connemara, County Galway. Scene ONE ‘The ising romfithon ofa rural cottage in the west of Ireland. Fron door stage lang black range along the ack with a box of tur beside it and a rockingchair on its right, On the Kitchen sid ofthe sti door in the Ick wall leading of oar unseen hallway, and newer oven, sink ad some cupboards curing around the right wal There a woindow with an inne ldge above the sink the righ wal ooking out nto els dinner table with too chairs just right of centre, a small TV down lef, an electric kel and a rio on ome of the Iitchen cupboards, a crucfs anda framed picture of Jo ‘and Robert Kennedy onthe wall above the range ahemcy black poker beside the rage, and a touristy Joking em broideed tote! hanging further along the ack wal, tearing the inscription “May you be haf am howr in Henoen afore the Deol knows you're dead’. As the play gins it i rang quite haw. wc FOLAN, stout ‘woman inher early secenties with short, tightly permed grey hiv and a mouth hat gapes slighty siting inthe rocking, staring off into space. Her lft hand is somewhat more srielod and rad than her right. TheTux Braury QueEN oF LeEwane front door opens and her deter, MAUREEN, @ plan, slim woman of forty, enters carying shopping and goes ‘rough to the icon Mac: Wet, Maureen? Maureen: Ofcourse wet. ac: Oh, MAUREEN kes her coat of sighing, and starts puting the shopping ey, nc Ii take me Complan. aueeEN: So you cam get it yourself so, Mac: Tean. (Pause) Although lumpy it was, Maureen. MAUREEN: Well, can Thelp lumpy? ac: No. MAUREEN: Write tothe Complan people so, ifit’s lumpy. Mac (pause): You do make me Complan nice and smooth. (Pause) Nota lump atall, nor the comrade ofa lump. ‘Mauzes: You don’t give it a good enough sti is what you don do. ‘MAGI gave ta good enough sir and there was sill umps. MAUREEN: You probably pou the water in to fast so, What Itsayson the box, you're supposed to ease iin, mac: Mm, ‘MaveEEN: Thats where you do go wrong, Have another go tonight for yourself and you'see. Scrwe Owe sac: Mm. (Pause.) And the hot water too I do be scared of Seared Imay scould meself, tauRER gis her slight ook Mac: I do be scared, Maureen, Ibe scared what if me hand shook and Iwas to pouritover me hand. And with you at Mary Pender's then where would Ibe? Maureen: You're just ahypochondriac is what you are. Ac: be lying on the Noor and 'm not a hypochondiac MAUREEN: You are too and everybody knows that you are. Pull well ‘Mac: Don't Ihave a urine infection if 'm such a hypochos driac? MAUREEN: [cant See how a urine infection prevents you pouring a mug of Complan or tidying up the house abit ‘when Tm avvay It wouldn't ill you sac (pus Me bad ack stauneen: Your bad back sac: And me bad hand, (6c hoi up her shield hand for ‘asacond) MAUREEN (gill) eck... Fiat) YM get your Complan so if ts such a big job! From now and ‘tl doomsday! ‘The one thing Task you to do. Do you see Annette or Margo coming pouring your Complan or buying your ‘0 cod in butter sauce forthe week? ac: No.