A Behanding in Spokane
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A Behanding in Spokane is a dark comedy play by Martin McDonagh that follows a one-handed man's violent, absurd quest to recover his missing hand in a seedy small-town hotel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Behanding in Spokane canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13041542 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Behanding in Spokane Context triple: [Brian MacDevitt, notableWork, A Behanding in Spokane]
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A.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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B.
Borgin and Burkes
Borgin and Burkes is a dark magic antique shop in the Harry Potter series, notorious for dealing in cursed and sinister magical objects.
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C.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
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D.
El Mago
El Mago is the nickname of Argentine former professional tennis player Guillermo Coria, renowned for his exceptional clay-court skills and speed.
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E.
The Cloak
The Cloak is the English title of Giacomo Puccini’s one-act opera "Il tabarro," a dark verismo work set on a barge along the Seine in early 20th-century Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Behanding in Spokane Target entity description: A Behanding in Spokane is a dark comedy play by Martin McDonagh that follows a one-handed man's violent, absurd quest to recover his missing hand in a seedy small-town hotel.
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A.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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B.
Borgin and Burkes
Borgin and Burkes is a dark magic antique shop in the Harry Potter series, notorious for dealing in cursed and sinister magical objects.
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C.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
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D.
El Mago
El Mago is the nickname of Argentine former professional tennis player Guillermo Coria, renowned for his exceptional clay-court skills and speed.
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E.
The Cloak
The Cloak is the English title of Giacomo Puccini’s one-act opera "Il tabarro," a dark verismo work set on a barge along the Seine in early 20th-century Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingDate | 2010-06-06 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2010-03-04 ⓘ |
| broadwayPreviewsStartDate | 2010-02-15 ⓘ |
| character |
Carmichael
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marilyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Mervyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenueType | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasActStructure | one-act play ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Carmichael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play (Christopher Walken)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Christopher Walken) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
Anthony Mackie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Walken NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoë Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayDirector | John Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProducer |
Robert Fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Rudin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Martin McDonagh plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A one-handed man named Carmichael searches violently and absurdly for his missing hand in a hotel room involving two small-time crooks and a receptionist. ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| rolePortrayed |
Anthony Mackie as Toby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Walken as Carmichael NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Rockwell as Mervyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoë Kazan as Marilyn ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | seedy small-town hotel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
absurdity
ⓘ
disability ⓘ racism ⓘ revenge ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| theatricalRunType | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
grotesque humor
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| writer | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Behanding in Spokane Description of subject: A Behanding in Spokane is a dark comedy play by Martin McDonagh that follows a one-handed man's violent, absurd quest to recover his missing hand in a seedy small-town hotel.
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