I'm just as good as bloody Pierrepoint.
In his small pub in 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 sycophantic pub
regulars, dying to hear Harry's reaction to the news, a peculiar
stranger lurks, with a very different motive for his visit.
Don't worry. I may have my quirks but I'm not an animal. Or am I? One
for the courts to discuss.
Martin McDonagh's Hangmen premiered at the Royal Court Theatre,
London, in September 2015.