National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World - (2026)Planned

Overview

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.

Genres

DramaComedy

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

National Theatre

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

2026-05-28

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

150 minutes

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