ABOUT THE DIRECTOR ... Renowned director and actor Maeliosa Stafford is Australia’s leading expert on Martin McDonagh.Artistic Director of Ireland’s Druid Theatre Company from 1991-94; Maeliosa directed The Cripple Of Inishmann (1998) for the Sydney Theatre Company & performed in McDonagh’s The Leenane Trilogy (London West End 1997, Galway & Australian tour 1998, Broadway 1999 & Dublin 2001) ABOUT THE TEXT ... "Blazingly masterful... full of unexpected twists" - USA Today "Brilliant, dark and very funny" - Daily News "The cleverest, most cunningly constructed, most assured play in many years" - Wall Street Journal "Violently lyric" - Newsday Martin McDonagh's Tony Award- winning black comedy unleashes all the dark humour and rich language for which McDonagh has been internationally praised. In the remote Irish village of Leenane rain is as common as Catholics and the most exciting past-time is watching cows pass by. Lonely spinster, Maureen, is trapped taking care of her elderly, cantankerous mother, Mag. Together they spend their days in rounds of petty insults and abuse. When Maureen finally discovers romance, things get horribly out of hand. This modern classic is full of clever twists, bitter tragedy and scathing black comedy leading up to its stunning conclusion. | 
