Mother and daughter in dark comedy

The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the tale of the lonely spinster Maureen who lives high in the mountains of Galway with her fearfully manipulative mother Mag.

Maureen longs for the romance that will spirit her away but if she leaves who will look after her mother?

This play, performed by the Young Vic theatre company, is both darkly comic and beautifully touching.

Martin McDonagh’s highly acclaimed work, with its amusing depiction of rural Ireland, is set to be a modern classic.

It opened in Galway in 1996 and by 1998 it had transferred to Broadway. The play is actually the first of a trilogy.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane will be performed at Cambridge Arts Theatre on Tuesday (June 28) to Saturday, July 2 at 7.45pm each evening.

There will also be a matinee at 2.30pm on the Thursday and Saturday.

Tickets cost from £15 to £27 plus a £2 booking fee. Get yours by calling the box office on 01223 503333.