The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

National Theatre Live

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

Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when, on a normal day, a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father.

Instead of being shunned, the killer Christy Mahon becomes a local hero. The welcome murderer wins hearts and races as he beds himself into village life. That is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…

Caitríona McLaughlin (Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin) directs Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting story of youth and self-discovery.

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Film Info
Distributor: National Theatre Live
Country: U.K.
Release Year: 2026
Runtime: Approx. 150 min (no interval)
Director: Caitríona McLaughlin
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Language: English
Format: DCP

Show Times

Fri. May, 29

Sat. May, 30

Sun. May, 31

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