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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

0.0 0 mins Drama   Comedy   2026
Director(s): Caitriona McLaughlin

Release Date: 28 Thu, May 2026

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.

Casts of National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Nicola Coughlan

as Pegeen Mike

Éanna Hardwicke

as Christy Mahon

Siobhán McSweeney

as Widow Quin

Declan Conlon

as Old Mahon

Lorcan Cranitch

as Michael Flaherty

Megan Cusack

as Susan Brady

Naoise Dunbar

as Jimmy Farrell

Matthew Forrest

as Philly Cullen

Sallay Garnett

as Nelly

Fionnuala Gygax

as Honor Blake

Erin Hennessey

as Fiddle

Peter Mooney

as Banjo / Ensemble

Donncha O'Dea

as Ensemble

Marty Rea

as Shawn Keogh

Susan Akintomide

as Ensemble

Marty Breen

as Sara Tansey

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