In his small pub in Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and sycophantic pub regulars, dying to hear Harry's reaction to the news, a peculiar stranger lurks, with a very different motive for his visit.
Don't worry. I may have my quirks but I'm not an animal. Or am I? One for the courts to discuss.
Martin McDonagh's Hangmen premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2015.
Theater reporter at The New York Times.
A surprise addition to the Broadway season: Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen," which was canceled while still in previews when the pandemic hit, will start over this spring, now starring Alfie Allen. https://t.co/jcqxGIza3m
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It warms my cold, cold February heart to hear that the gleefully hard-hearted "Hangmen," Martin McDonagh's cracking mystery of crime and capital punishment, is at last coming to Broadway. https://t.co/VzGkgY9JXY
This truth is hard: Longtime writer for The New York Times. Books include "This Land: America, Lost and Found." https://t.co/vHpqtFjnDi
Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" is opening on Broadway this spring, two years after the pandemic shut it and everything else down. In March 2020, on the cusp of the world changing, I wrote this piece about McDonagh and his play. Seems now like a dream. https://t.co/9WmguDGqjI