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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
“At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone.”
0.0 / 10• 2026• 2h 37m•NR• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
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...
Cast & Crew
Nicola Coughlan
Pegeen Mike
Lead
Éanna Hardwicke
Christy Mahon
Siobhán McSweeney
Widow Quin
Declan Conlon
Old Mahon
Lorcan Cranitch
Michael Flaherty
Megan Cusack
Susan Brady
Naoise Dunbar
Jimmy Farrell
Matthew Forrest
Philly Cullen
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Caitriona McLaughlin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
