A Behanding in Spokane
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| A Behanding in Spokane | |
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| Written by | Martin McDonagh |
| Characters | Carmichael Mervin Toby Marilyn |
| Date premiered | February 15, 2010 |
| Place premiered | Broadway |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Dark comedy |
| Setting | Spokane, Washington |
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A Behanding in Spokane is a 2010 black comedy by award-winning Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It premièred at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway in New York. It is McDonagh's first play set in the United States.
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Plot synopsis
Carmichael (Christopher Walken) has been searching for his missing left hand for 27 years. Enter two bickering lovebirds (Anthony Mackie and Zoe Kazan) with a hand to sell, and a hotel clerk (Sam Rockwell) with an aversion to gunfire.
Original Broadway cast
- Christopher Walken as Carmichael (nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play)[1]
- Sam Rockwell as Mervyn
- Anthony Mackie as Toby
- Zoe Kazan as Marilyn
Crew
- Martin McDonagh, writer
- John Crowley, director
Reviews
- Als, Hilton (15 March 2010). "The Theatre: Underhanded". The New Yorker 86 (4): 80–81. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/theatre/2010/03/15/100315crth_theatre_als. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- Brantley, Ben (5 March 2010). "Packing Heat, and a Grudge". The New York Times. http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/theater/reviews/05behanding.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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