MARTIN McDONAGH
Hangmen
Contents
T itle Page
F irst performance
C haracters
A ct One
S cene One
S cene Two
S cene Three
S cene Four
S cene Five
A ct Two
S cene Six
S cene Seven
B y the Same Author
C opyright
First performance
Hangmen was first performed in the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs on 10 September 2015. The cast, in alphabetical order, was as follows:
Hennessy Josef Davies
Clegg James Dryden
Mooney Johnny Flynn
Bill Graeme Hawley
Pierrepoint John Hodgkinson
Inspector Fry Ralph Ineson
Shirley Bronwyn James
Harry David Morrissey
Charlie Ryan Pope
Alice Sally Rogers
Arthur Simon Rouse
Syd Reece Shearsmith
Characters
Hennessy
Guards
Governor
Doctor
Harry
Syd
Alice
Bill
Charlie
Arthur
Clegg
Inspector Fry
Mooney
Shirley
Pierrepoint
HANGMEN
Act One
SCENE ONE
Hennessy (
Harry It’ll all go easier for ya, lad, if you just accept it and don’t make a fuss.
Hennessy Of course I’m going to make a fuss! I’m an innocent man! ‘A fuss’!
Harry Get the strap on, Syd. Guards …
Hennessy What’s the strap for? Who are them at the door?
Governor It’s the governor and the doctor, James.
Hennessy Gawking at doors! This is
Harry Just go easy, lad!
Hennessy No I
Harry That’s all just the whys and wherefores.
That’s nowt to do with me.Hennessy Of course it’s to do with you, you northern bastard!
Harry We’ll have none of that ‘northern’ palaver neither!
Hennessy What’s he saying? He can’t even talk normal and he’s hanging an innocent man! They could’ve at least sent Pierrepoint!
Harry I’m just as good as bloody Pierrepoint!
Hennessy Hung by a rubbish hangman, oh that’s so me!
Syd He
Hennessy Well, he’s shit so far!
Harry That’s your bloody fault! Get his bloody arms!
Hennessy It’s only because I’m scared, isn’t it? I’m not normally like this.
Harry And I’ve told ya, if you’d just relax, it’d be all the easier for ya.
Hennessy It won’t be easier for me. I’ll be dead.
Harry Everybody says you’re a good lad.
Hennessy I