Hangmen, staged in the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, presents Martin McDonagh's first published play since 2010, and is a long-awaited return. The play portrays the reaction of E…
True, you might want to think twice before declaring that this play about the last public hangmen in Britain is "drop-dead hilarious" or "perfectly executed". But that's a pretty exact descr…
Royal Court, LondonDavid Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith give pitch-perfect performances in the theatrical maverick's first London premiere in 12 years Related: Martin McDonagh interview: 'Th…
'Have you read much Kierkegaard? Has that question ever been asked in Oldham?' Taking the piss can land you in big trouble. Particularly in Oldham, and particularly in a pub whose landlord u…
Welcome back Martin McDonagh. It's been more than 10 years since you've had a play on in London, and I was beginning to think that we had lost you to Broadway, and Hollywood, for ever. As yo…
EXECUTION STREET… Grotesque. Morbid. Hilarious. Dark, absurd, evocative. Start with the last one. This is a period-conscious piece, even more than Martin McDonagh’s Irish-set wor…
The world premiere of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, with a cast that features David Morrissey (last seen on the London stage in Neil LaBute's In a Dark Dark House at the Almeida), Reece…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 17, 2015☆⚑
The playwright talks about his new play, which is being staged at the Royal Court 15 years after the theater turned down his "Lieutenant of Inishmore."
The Royal Court production is McDonagh's first play in a decade, following film success with In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths; meanwhile, Kim Cattrall also joins the theatre's new seasonThe l…
