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 season
The lead cast has been announced for Hangmen, Martin McDonagh’s new play at the Royal Court in London, with Reece Shearsmith and David Morrissey at the top of the bill.
The play is McDonagh’s first in a decade, following a brace of successful films: In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. Opening on 10 September, it follows an executioner on the day that Britain announces the abolition of the death penalty. The Royal Court’s artistic director Vicky Featherstone has described it as “dark and surreal and shocking and challenging”.
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The lead cast has been announced for Hangmen, Martin McDonagh’s new play at the Royal Court in London, with Reece Shearsmith and David Morrissey at the top of the bill.
The play is McDonagh’s first in a decade, following a brace of successful films: In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. Opening on 10 September, it follows an executioner on the day that Britain announces the abolition of the death penalty. The Royal Court’s artistic director Vicky Featherstone has described it as “dark and surreal and shocking and challenging”.
Related: How the League of Gentlemen stars conquered the West End
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 54 minutes ago.