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 |
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
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disability ⓘ racism ⓘ revenge ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| theatricalRunType | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
grotesque humor
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| writer | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.