National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone.

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2026 / 0min.

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Genres

Drama

Comedy

Synopsis

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene… Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

Directors

Caitriona McLaughlin

Actors

Nicola Coughlan

Marty Rea

Declan Conlon

Lorcan Cranitch

Sallay Garnett

Éanna Hardwicke

Peter Mooney

Siobhán McSweeney

Megan Cusack

Fionnuala Gygax

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