NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World
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.
Warning: This performance contains graphic depictions of violence and injury, references to murder and violence, sexual references, complex family relationships and alcoholism.
Movie Information
Release Date
25 June 2026
Duration
TBC
Rating
CTC
Director
Caitríona McLaughlin
Written by
John Millington Synge
Cast
Nicola Coughlan, Siobhán McSweeney, Éanna Hardwicke
Genre
Alternative Content, Theatre