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With ‘Hangmen,’ Kinetic Theatre Brings McDonagh’s Gallows Humor to Carnegie

If there is such a thing as the “best hangman,” then it stands to reason that there is a second best. 

Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy, “Hangmen,” is based loosely on the well-chronicled life of Albert Pierrepoint, the English hangman who executed hundreds of people, including 200 wartime criminals.

Kinetic Theatre, with producing artistic director Andrew Paul at the helm, will stage the play’s Pittsburgh premiere, opening August 7, 2025, at Carnegie Stage.

PICT Readings Kick Off Showcases for Local Theater Artists

Theater’s Summer of Series has far-reaching benefits that were fully on display in the third annual Bards From the Burgh, readings of full-length plays presented by Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre. The four works by local playwrights were well-attended at the 90+-seat Carnegie Stage, a boost to efforts by PICT artistic director Elizabeth Elias Huffman to garner support for the possible next stage for each play.

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