Hangmen Previews - Page 2

[CarmenA3]

Posted: 3/5/20 at 5:45pm

Was at the show last night. I went in pretty blind (did not see it at ATC or London) - I'll be honest, I went for Dan Stevens.

As someone posted earlier, overall, it's "meh". I'm glad I saw it, but am not going to put it at the top of my recommendations list. A few people around me left at intermission - a mistake, because Act II was much better. The wordiness of it without going anywhere is what bored me. A bunch of men in a small-town pub drinking and talking? Yeah, not the most attention grabbing. I also want to know what they are drinking LOL - I hope they have bathrooms in the wings for everyone.

Now, the good parts for me... that set design - WOW! Easy Tony nod, I'd be happy with a win. Very cool! Dan Stevens steals the show with that off-kilter did-he/didn't-he fun.

 

[romain2]

Posted: 3/5/20 at 6:05pm

I have PTSD when it comes to gunshots. Any in this show? Thanks for your kind answers.

[CarmenA3]

Posted: 3/5/20 at 6:15pm

romain2 said: "I have PTSD when it comes to gunshots. Any in this show? Thanks for your kind answers. "

Good news - there are no gunshots at all. There are a few times we got some startling thunder/lightning though. Startling mostly because it was unexpected. 

[romain2]

Posted: 3/5/20 at 10:17pm

Thanks Carmen! I appreciate your response!

[devonian.t]

Posted: 3/6/20 at 3:42am

A lesser work from McDonagh.  Seems like he had a great opening but no ending.

[raddersons]

Posted: 3/6/20 at 12:35pm

CarmenA3 said: "A bunch of men in a small-town pub drinking and talking? Yeah, not the most attention grabbing."

This about sums up my thoughts on Act 1. I actually started to doze off a little bit towards the end of the first act, and had a friend fill me in on what I missed. Act 2 was much better since there were stakes involved. I'm still very confused about lots of plot points of the play. It seems people are wow-ed by this but I don't quite get why.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/8/20 at 12:40am

i liked this.

its true the first act is problematic. its a great 10 minute opening, really funny and attention grabbing. i was excited. then the action shifts and there is a solid 30-40 minute stretch where i (a) struggled to understand the accents, and (ii) stay awake. its get a lil more interesting towards the end, but i was dreading act 2. 

and then. the second act is masterfully written, and its a quite a lil clever story. as soon as curtain comes up on act 2, we get a bit of a twist that sets everything in place. i wasnt blown away but i was totally engaged throughout, touched by the dark ending and laughing out loud consistently. 

The cast is impeccable. I assume they will all be supportiing actor contenders. I had read such good things about Dan Stevens, but his role was smaller than i anticipated. He was charismatic throughout but really comes alive with the play in Act 2. Mark Addy was excellent, too, but i thought Ewen Bremner's comic timing was really special. (Note for production: Gaby French was OK, but she has one big critical scene, and im sure shes great- i couldnt understand a word she said). 

one last thing: the sets here were wild. loved how simple/complicated it was. i expect awards for this- no way they pulled this sorta magic off downtown at the atlantic. 

 

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 3/8/20 at 9:19am

Saw this last night. First act is very meandering and at times seemed to be a bunch of guys just chatting in a pub. The story gets going towards the second half of the first act. Second act is much better. Very dark, twisted story. I thought Mark Addy and Dan Stevens were both great. 

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 3/8/20 at 6:28pm

For those who have seen the play:

 

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Do you think Mooney was Hennessy's brother? His motivation is so ambiguous but I thought that might explain some of his actions in the play. 

 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/8/20 at 9:38pm

i thought the nature of that relationship was left a mystery on purpose- similar to the way we will never really know whether hennessy deserved what he got or not...

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 3/8/20 at 9:54pm

Also ...

 

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Did Mooney kick over the chair on purpose or did he strangle to death? I could see both things. In the end I think that Harry will probably go to jail for the illegal hanging and that's what Mooney wanted.

 

[jiaxing_26]

Posted: 3/10/20 at 11:53pm

Just saw it tonight -- not high-up on my list, but it was a pretty good night and worth my money ($47, second-row orchestra thru TDF). Comments above have summed everything up pretty thoroughly: fantastic opening, plain rest of Act I (not too boring tho) but Act II gets much livelier, and highly impressive set design. 

[adotburr]

Posted: 2/1/22 at 5:19pm

For those who have saw this:

is there smoking in the show? 

where do you suggest sitting? Is this an orch or mezz seat show? 

[broadwayfan128]

Posted: 2/1/22 at 7:07pm

adotburr said: "For those who have saw this:

is there smoking in the show?

where do you suggest sitting? Is this an orch or mezz seat show?"

Is it coming back ? 

[adotburr]

Posted: 2/1/22 at 7:13pm

broadwayfan128 said: "adotburr said: "For those who have saw this:

is there smoking in the show?

where do you suggest sitting? Is this an orch or mezz seat show?"

Is it coming back ?"

Yes! https://playbill.com/article/martin-mcdonaghs-hangmen-will-return-to-broadway-this-spring

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 12:03am

The new play Hangmen resumes previews tomorrow night at the John Golden Theatre, prior to an April 21 opening night. The dark comedy is written by Martin McDonagh and directed by Matthew Dunster. Most of the pre-shutdown principal cast remains the same; joining the company are Alfie Allen as Mooney, David Threlfall as Harry, and Andy Nyman as Sid. Hangmen will run for a limited engagement through June 18.

“What’s Britain’s second-most famous executioner to do now that hanging has been abolished? Drink, of course. But when a cub reporter and a mysterious stranger turn up at his pub, everything hangs in the balance.”

Who’s going?