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National Theatre Live: Hangmen
“You’re getting ‘hanged’ by nincompoops.”
8.0 / 10• 2016• 2h 40m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry 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 and the peculiar Mooney lurk with very different motives for their visit.
Cast & Crew
David Morrissey
Harry
Lead
Johnny Flynn
Mooney
Andy Nyman
Syd
Bronwyn James
Shirley
Sally Rogers
Alice
Craig Parkinson
Inspector Fry
Ryan Pope
Charlie
Simon Rouse
Arthur
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthew Dunster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: Hangmen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
