Photo by Eric Seale “I was just doing my job.” Old habits die hard — especially when your line of work’s a dead end. Hangmen runs November 7–22 in the Firemen’s Kitchen. Christopher Honsaker brings sharp wit and gravitas to the role of Harry Wade. A retired professional actor and longtime resident of Hickory, Chris has been part of the local theatre community for more than two decades. His performances have earned him four Kay Awards for acting and a Metrolina Theatre Associ
HANGMEN is set in Oldham, a working-class town in Northern England (Lancashire) in the early 1960s. In 1965, the United Kingdom officially abolished capital punishment (the death penalty) for murder, ending the practice of execution by hanging, which had been Britain’s primary method of capital punishment for centuries. The last executions in Britain were carried out in August 1964. THE NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE IN ENGLAND There are long-standing economic, social, and cultural diffe
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