Hangmen (play)

Hangmen
Written byMartin McDonagh
Date premiered18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
Place premieredRoyal Court Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish

Hangmen is a play by the British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2015, before transferring to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre.[1] The play was directed by Matthew Dunster, designed by Anna Fleischle, and featured David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith among others. It was universally acclaimed by theatre critics, and was nominated for numerous awards including the Olivier Awards, Critics' Circle Theatre Awards and the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.[2] For its U.S. premiere in 2018 at Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company, Hangmen won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.[3]

  1. ^ "Theatre is never going to be edgy in the way I want it to be". The Guardian. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ Clapp, Susannah. " 'Hangmen' review – a tremendous, terrifying return by Martin McDonagh" The Guardian, 27 September 2015
  3. ^ Rooney, David (3 May 2018). "'Mary Jane,' 'Hangmen' Take New York Drama Critics' Circle Honors". Hollywood Reporter.