National Theatre Live: Hangmen

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

160 mins | March 3, 2016

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen, broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live. In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman – Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit.

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

160 mins | March 3, 2016

National Theatre Live: Hangmen
Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen, broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live. In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman – Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers
Original title National Theatre Live: Hangmen
Directors Matthew Dunster
Writers Martin McDonagh

Cast

David Morrissey

as Harry

Johnny Flynn

as Mooney

Andy Nyman

as Syd

Bronwyn James

as Shirley

Sally Rogers

as Alice

Craig Parkinson

as Inspector Fry

Ryan Pope

as Charlie

Simon Rouse

as Arthur

Tony Hirst

as Bill

James Dryden

as Clegg

John Hodgkinson

as Albert

Josef Davies

as Hennessy

Mark Rose

as Guard