National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Name: National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Director: Caitriona McLaughlin
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2026-05-28
Duration: 157 min
Cast: Nicola Coughlan, Éanna Hardwicke, Siobhán McSweeney, Declan Conlon, Lorcan Cranitch

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2026 · 157 min · Drama · Comedy

Overview

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...

Directed by Caitriona McLaughlin

Cast

Nicola Coughlan — Pegeen Mike
Éanna Hardwicke — Christy Mahon
Siobhán McSweeney — Widow Quin
Declan Conlon — Old Mahon
Lorcan Cranitch — Michael Flaherty