National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone.
2026-05-28 | 150 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Nicola CoughlanPegeen Mike
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Éanna HardwickeChristy Mahon
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Siobhán McSweeneyWidow Quin
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Declan ConlonOld Mahon
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Lorcan CranitchMichael Flaherty
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Megan CusackSusan Brady
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Naoise DunbarJimmy Farrell
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Matthew ForrestPhilly Cullen
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Sallay GarnettNelly
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Fionnuala GygaxHonor Blake
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Erin HennesseyFiddle
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Peter MooneyBanjo / Ensemble
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Donncha O'DeaEnsemble
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Marty ReaShawn Keogh
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Susan AkintomideEnsemble
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Marty BreenSara Tansey
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