66 The Cut
Waterloo
London
SE1 8LZ
020 7922 2922
66 The Cut
Waterloo
London
SE1 8LZ
020 7922 2922
Click here to watch vox pops for The Beauty Queen of Leenane on our YouTube Channel.
Click here to read other audience comments and submit your own review
'Mesmerising... by the time you read this I'd say pray for a ticket'
The Irish World
★ ★ ★ ★
'Deliciously irreverent'
Financial Times
★ ★ ★ ★
'David Ganly and Terence Keeley give pitch-perfect performances'
The Guardian
★ ★ ★ ★
'The four players and Joe Hill-Gibbins as director, take on a challenge in accommodating both the jokes and the tragedy. Measure their triumphs in breaths around you: plentiful aahs of sympathy or gasps of dismay'
The Times
★ ★ ★ ★
'Rosaleen Linehan is magnificent'
The Independent
★ ★ ★ ★
'David Ganly is magic as the lonesome Pato'
Daily Express
★ ★ ★ ★
'A brilliantly evocative design by Ultz'
Time Out
'Linehan and Lynch give superlative, unforgettable performances'
Wall Street Journal
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
'This cracking revival reminds us what a gift McDonagh has... At just £19.50 for a ticket, this is surely the best deal in town.'
Evening Standard
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
'Susan Lynch is stunning as the long-suffering daughter and a splendidly splenetic Rosaleen Linehan is her mother.'
Sunday Express
★ ★ ★ ★
'Riveting... a fine production'
Time Out
★ ★ ★ ★
'An outstanding revival...comic brilliance'
The Daily Telegraph
★ ★ ★ ★
'Beautifully realised'
The Guardian
★ ★ ★ ★
'Astonishing... a belter of a show'
Daily Express
★ ★ ★ ★
'Blackly hilarious... eliciting gasps and delighted groans'
The Independent
★ ★ ★ ★
'Brilliant.'
Mail on Sunday
'An enthralling production.'
Irish World
'A wicked delight'
New York Times
Winner of the Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Writers' Guild awards for Best New Play
High in the mountains of Galway live a lonely spinster Maureen and her devilishly manipulative mother Mag. Maureen longs for the romance that will spirit her away. But if she goes, who will stir the lumps out of Mag's Complan?
An instant classic from its first performance, Beauty Queen established Martin McDonagh as the natural successor to Oscar Wilde and Joe Orton. After world wide success, this is the first major London revival of this horrifically funny play.
Starring two of Ireland's pre-eminent actors Susan Lynch (Elizabeth: The Golden Age; Enduring Love; From Hell) and Rosaleen Linehan (Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy; Dancing at Lughnasa, Broadway). Martin McDonagh's other work include the Olivier Award-winning play The Pillowman, Oscar-winning film Six Shooter and the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning hit film In Bruges.
7:30pm
Saturday matinees: 2:30pm
Wednesday matinees (04, 18 August): 2:30pm
Running time: Approx. 2 hours 20 minutes (including an interval)
Tickets: £19.50
Previews: £10 (up to 20 July)
A limited number of discounts are available for each performance. Early booking is advised.
Click here to find out more about the Young Vic's seating policy, and about what to expect when you arrive at the Young Vic.
The Cut Bar & Restaurant at the Young Vic serves an inspired mix of classic and original play-themed dishes create an exciting menu from fresh, free-range and organic ingredients.
Shelley Marsden interviews Rosaleen Linehan for the Irish World. Part 1 | Part 2
Susan Lynch talks about the show to Terri Paddock at What's on Stage.
Direction Joe Hill-Gibbins
Design Ultz
Light Charles Balfour
Sound Paul Arditti
Casting Sarah Bird
David Ganly
Terence Keeley
Rosaleen Linehan
Susan Lynch
