A Behanding in Spokane

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A Behanding in Spokane is a dark comedy play by Martin McDonagh that follows a one-handed man's violent, absurd quest to recover his missing hand in a seedy small-town hotel.

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A Behanding in Spokane canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
broadwayClosingDate 2010-06-06 ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate 2010-03-04 ⓘ
broadwayPreviewsStartDate 2010-02-15 ⓘ
character Carmichael ⓘ
Marilyn ⓘ
Mervyn ⓘ
Toby ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Martin McDonagh ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity New York City ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry United States ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ⓘ
firstPerformanceVenueType Broadway theatre ⓘ
linked to: Broadway theater
genre black comedy ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ
hasActStructure one-act play ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Carmichael ⓘ
notableAwardNomination Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play (Christopher Walken) ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Christopher Walken) ⓘ
originalBroadwayCastMember Anthony Mackie ⓘ
Christopher Walken ⓘ
Sam Rockwell ⓘ
Zoë Kazan ⓘ
linked to: Zoe Kazan
originalBroadwayDirector John Crowley ⓘ
originalBroadwayProducer Robert Fox ⓘ
Scott Rudin ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ⓘ
partOf Martin McDonagh plays ⓘ
plotSummary A one-handed man named Carmichael searches violently and absurdly for his missing hand in a hotel room involving two small-time crooks and a receptionist. ⓘ
premiereYear 2010 ⓘ
rolePortrayed Anthony Mackie as Toby ⓘ
linked to: Anthony Mackie

Christopher Walken as Carmichael ⓘ
linked to: Christopher Walken

Sam Rockwell as Mervyn ⓘ
Zoë Kazan as Marilyn ⓘ
settingLocation Spokane, Washington, United States ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Washington
settingPlace seedy small-town hotel ⓘ
subjectMatter absurdity ⓘ
disability ⓘ
racism ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
violence ⓘ
theatricalRunType Broadway ⓘ
theme grotesque humor ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
writer Martin McDonagh ⓘ

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Brian MacDevitt → notableWork → A Behanding in Spokane ⓘ
Martin McDonagh → notableWork → A Behanding in Spokane ⓘ
Scott Pask → notableWork → A Behanding in Spokane ⓘ