National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
movie
At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone.
Released May 28, 2026
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.
Cast
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
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Naoise Dunbar
as
Jimmy Farrell
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Matthew Forrest
as
Philly Cullen
Sallay Garnett
as
Nelly
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Fionnuala Gygax
as
Honor Blake
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Erin Hennessey
as
Fiddle
Peter Mooney
as
Banjo / Ensemble