National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
28/05/2026
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.
Movie Information
Nicola Coughlan
as Pegeen Mike
Éanna Hardwicke
as Christy Mahon
Siobhán McSweeney
as Widow Quin
Declan Conlon
as Old Mahon
Lorcan Cranitch
as Michael Flaherty
Megan Cusack
as Susan Brady
Naoise Dunbar
as Jimmy Farrell
Matthew Forrest
as Philly Cullen
Sallay Garnett
as Nelly
Fionnuala Gygax
as Honor Blake
Erin Hennessey
as Fiddle
Peter Mooney
as Banjo / Ensemble
Donncha O'Dea
as Ensemble
Marty Rea
as Shawn Keogh
Susan Akintomide
as Ensemble
Marty Breen
as Sara Tansey
