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NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Thu 28 May 2026 NTLive
About the Film
by John Millington Synge
directed by Caitríona McLaughlin

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.

Tickets £12
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Thursday 28th of May
19:00

Auditorium

Quick Information

Date: Thu 28 May 2026
Producer: NTLive

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World