Movie Description
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
(2026)Overview
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...
Featured Crew
- Director : Caitriona McLaughlin
- Writer : John Millington Synge
- Cast : Nicola Coughlan,Éanna Hardwicke,Siobhán McSweeney,Declan Conlon,Lorcan Cranitch,Megan Cusack,Naoise Dunbar,Matthew Forrest,Sallay Garnett,Fionnuala Gygax,Erin Hennessey,Peter Mooney,Donncha O'Dea,Marty Rea,Susan Akintomide,Martha Breen
Cast
Pegeen Mike
Christy Mahon
Widow Quin
Old Mahon
Michael Flaherty
Susan Brady
Jimmy Farrell
Philly Cullen
Nelly
Honor Blake
Fiddle
Banjo / Ensemble
Ensemble
Shawn Keogh
Ensemble
Sara Tansey
Posters
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Fatherhood
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Facts
Original TitleNational Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Status Released
Release Information
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2026-05-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 37m
Homepagehttps://www.ntlive.com/plays/the-playboy-of-the-western-world
Production CompaniesNational Theatre
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
