National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Name: National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2025-12-16
Cast: Nicola Coughlan, Éanna Hardwicke, Siobhán McSweeney, Declan Conlon, Lorcan Cranitch

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

NR Drama, Comedy

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.

StarringNicola CoughlanÉanna HardwickeSiobhán McSweeney

DirectorCaitriona McLaughlin

WriterJohn Millington Synge

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