'Beauty Queen" to be staged by Moylagh Dramatic Society

Moylagh Dramatic Society is staging Martin McDonagh"s play 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane" on Thursday 30th, Friday 31st October and Saturday 1st November at 8.30pm in Moylagh Community Centre. The cast of Amy Corrigan as Maureen Folan, Plunkett Govern as Pato Dooley, Sheila Corrigan as Mag Folan and Owen Sheridan as Ray Dooley will star in this black comedy directed by Gerry Grall alongside the dramatic team of Noel Finnegan, Geraldine Gilsenan, Tommy Mahon, Louise Mangan, Padraig McCormack, Paula Clarke, Sarah Cullen and Paddy Callan. The story is set in an Irish village, Leenane, Connemara in 1989. The entire play takes place in a shabby, poorly-lit kitchen, resulting in a claustrophobic sense of entrapment. The play centres on the life of Maureen Folan, a 40-year-old spinster who takes care of her 70-year-old selfish and manipulative mother, Mag. Sisters of Maureen have escaped into marriage and family life, but Maureen, with a history of mental illness, is trapped in a seriously dysfunctional relationship with her mother. In the course of the play, the Folan cottage is visited by Pato Dooley and his younger brother, Ray. Pato is a middle-aged construction worker fed up with having to live and work in England, disappointed by the limitations and loneliness of his life. Its day-to-day is tedious also for his brother Ray, a non-threatening 'bad boy". The glimmer of a last-chance romance between Maureen and Pato sparks up in the first act. The plot is full of deceptions, secrets and betrayals interspersed with turnabouts, with hopes are raised only to be dashed. Admission is €10 and proceeds from the opening night will aid St Oliver"s Post Primary School, Oldcastle development fund. Audiences will have a full view of the stage while sitting in comfort on the special tiered seating arranged especially for the performances. Patrons are also asked to please note that some scenes may be unsuitable for a younger audience. For further information, contact Paddy on (049) 854 1670.