'Hangmen' brings gallows humor to London stage
LONDON (Reuters) - The latest play from Martin McDonagh, the British-Irish author best known for his dark film comedy "In Bruges", gives a whole new meaning to the Swinging Sixties.
LONDON (Reuters) - The latest play from Martin McDonagh, the British-Irish author best known for his dark film comedy "In Bruges", gives a whole new meaning to the Swinging Sixties.
It's that time of year again: when thoughts turn to turkey and mistletoe, and London seems its most atmospherically Dickensian " even if the snow is the fake kind laid on by canny retailers …
It's that time of year again: when thoughts turn to turkey and mistletoe, and London seems its most atmospherically Dickensian " even if the snow is the fake kind laid on by canny retailers …
The West End transfer of Martin McDonagh's play loses none of the drama or comedy
Just what constitutes reasonable behaviour in an enlightened society? Not long ago, the death penalty fell under that umbrella in Britain, and state-sanctioned killing as punishment for the …
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Award-winning designer Anna Fleischle on her set for Martin McDonagh's new play
Johnny Flynn juggles two lives—one as the singer-songwriter who has toured America with his folk-rock band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, the other as the fast-rising actor who has…
Martin McDonagh's latest play, Hangmen, his first to be staged on a London stage in over a decade, begins performances Dec. 1 at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre, prior to an off…
Full casting has today been announced for the West End run of the Royal Court Theatre's production of Hangmen. Producers Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court…
The Ghost Stories co-creator joins Johnny Flynn and David Morrissey at the Wyndham's Theatre
Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, from the Royal Court (where it ran through Oct. 10) to Wyndham's, where it begins performances…
Mixing menace with comic mayhem,
By Doug Mayo It has been announced that Hangmen by Martin McDonagh will transfer to the Wyndham’s Theatre previewing from the 1st December 2015. The production transfers following a se…
In the latest podcast, the London theatre bloggers discuss Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, now transferring from the Royal Court to the West End, Jane Eyre at the National and Nell Gwynn at Shake…
As we predicted back in July, Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen will transfer to the West End from the Royal Court Theatre. Directed by Matthew Dunster and starring original cast members David…
Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen, currently running at the Royal Court, is to transfer to the West End later this year. The play, which
Martin McDonagh's latest play, Hangmen, his first to be staged on a London stage in over a decade that is now running at the Royal Court through Oct. 10, is to transfer to the West End…
Johnny Flynn and David Morrissey will reprise their roles at Wyndham's Theatre
Following a sell out run at the Royal Court Theatre, producers Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court Theatre Productions are delighted to announce that Matthe…
Martin McDonagh scores again with a thrilling and dark drama
How's this for irony? In the middle of the Swinging Sixties, Great Britain abolished hanging. On Nov. 9, 1965, it stopped swinging. Great news for progressives; less so for Harry Wade, the n…
Royal Court, LondonMartin McDonagh's first play in more than a decade, with electric performances from David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith, should be the Royal Court's new JerusalemMartin M…