BIOGRAPHY
Martin McDonagh
Playwright Martin McDonagh's first play, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, premiered in Dublin in 1996, transferred to London's Royal Court Theatre, and then to Broadway, where it won four Tony awards. The play is the first in his Connemara Trilogy, which also includes A Skull in Connemara and The Lonesome West, which will recieve its Broadway premiere this spring. The Cripple of Inishmaan, the first of his trilogy of Aran Island plays (which also includes The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Banshees of Inisheer), opened at Britain's National Theatre, also transferred to New York, and received productions in several American cities, including Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Mr. McDonagh is resident playwright at the Royal National Theatre and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright.