Play: The Beauty Queen of Leenane
The Janez Trdina Cultural Centre invites visitors to the play The Beauty Queen of Leenane, based on a play by renowned Irish playwright Martin McDonagh and performed by Prešeren Theatre Kranj. The play will take place on Monday, 9 November 2026, at 7.30 pm in Trdina Hall.
The play tells a moving story of loneliness, dependency, unfulfilled longings and a complicated mother-daughter relationship. Set in the remote Irish village of Leenane, it follows Mag and her daughter Maureen, who are trapped in a painful relationship marked by emotional dependence, resentment and unfulfilled desires. When an opportunity for a different life arises, their familiar world begins to change.
Blending dark humour with dramatic moments, the play explores family relationships, the fear of change and the human longing for freedom.
Directed by Luka Marcen, the cast includes Vesna Jevnikar, Vesna Slapar, Borut Veselko, Miha Rodman and Dominik Vodopivec. The play lasts 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an interval.
The play will be in Slovenian.
