National Theatre Live: Encore

Cinema: The Playboy of the Western World

by John Millington Synge | Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
Starring Nicola Coughlan, Siobhán McSweeney & Éanna Hardwicke

Wed 15 Jul SOLD OUT - Fri 17 Jul added due to demand

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, The Abbey's Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.