Hangmen (stage play)
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Hangmen is a darkly comic stage play by Martin McDonagh that follows England’s second-best hangman on the day capital punishment is abolished, blending suspense, moral ambiguity, and sharp dialogue.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Hangmen | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dark comedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTransferDate | 2022-04 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Martin McDonagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiereProduction | Matthew Dunster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alice Wade
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Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie NERFINISHED ⓘ Clegg NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ Hennessy NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ Mooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ Syd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 2015-09-10 ⓘ |
| follows | England’s second-best hangman ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sharp dialogue
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suspense ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
end of the death penalty in Britain
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executioners ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
capital punishment
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guilt ⓘ justice ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ revenge ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harry Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | abolition of capital punishment in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Royal Court Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Atlantic Theater Company
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Robert Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal National Theatre (co-producer in some runs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Oldham, Lancashire, England
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a pub run by Harry Wade ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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day of the abolition of capital punishment in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
John Golden Theatre, Broadway
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Wyndham’s Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WestEndTransferDate | 2015-12 ⓘ |
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