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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

12A

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.

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Director Caitríona McLaughlin
Year 2026
Duration 2h 30m
Language English
Cast Nicola Coughlan, Éanna Hardwicke, Siobhán McSweeney

Now showing

Thursday 28 May 2026