National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Movie·2026·2h 37m

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

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

Directed By

Caitriona McLaughlin

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

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...

Written By

John Millington Synge

Music

Anna Mullarkey

Status

Post Production

Themes

irish folklorefilmed theatertraditional irish musictheatredramacomedynt live

Production House

National Theatre

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Cast

Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan

Pegeen Mike

Éanna Hardwicke

Éanna Hardwicke

Christy Mahon

Siobhán McSweeney

Siobhán McSweeney

Widow Quin

Declan Conlon

Declan Conlon

Old Mahon

Lorcan Cranitch

Lorcan Cranitch

Michael Flaherty

Megan Cusack

Megan Cusack

Susan Brady

Naoise Dunbar

Naoise Dunbar

Jimmy Farrell

Matthew Forrest

Matthew Forrest

Philly Cullen

Sallay Garnett

Sallay Garnett

Nelly

Fionnuala Gygax

Fionnuala Gygax

Honor Blake

Erin Hennessey

Erin Hennessey

Fiddle

Peter Mooney

Peter Mooney

Banjo / Ensemble

Donncha O'Dea

Donncha O'Dea

Ensemble

Marty Rea

Marty Rea

Shawn Keogh

Susan Akintomide

Susan Akintomide

Ensemble

Marty Breen

Marty Breen

Sara Tansey

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Crew

Caitriona McLaughlin

Caitriona McLaughlin

Director

John Millington Synge

John Millington Synge

Writer

Anna Mullarkey

Anna Mullarkey

Original Music Composer

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