National Theatre Live: Hangmen 8 years old

You’re getting ‘hanged’ by nincompoops.

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.

Credits

National Theatre Live: Hangmen Cast

Name Character
David Morrissey He was 51, now 60 years old as Harry
Andy Nyman He was 49, now 58 years old as Syd
Craig Parkinson He was 39, now 48 years old as Inspector Fry
Johnny Flynn He was 32, now 41 years old as Mooney
Simon Rouse He was 64, now 73 years old as Arthur

National Theatre Live: Hangmen Crew

Name Department
Matthew Dunster as Director. Directing
National Theatre Live: Hangmen poster
National Theatre Live: Hangmen (8 years)

You’re getting ‘hanged’ by nincompoops.

  • Release day: Thursday, March 03, 2016
  • Runtime: 160 minutes