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NT Live presents

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

by John Millington Synge

5 Jun 2026

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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Venue: Main House

Duration: 2 hours 30 mins*

Price: From £11.00

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.

Show Dates and Times

DateTimeOn Sale
Fri, 5th Jun1:00pm

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*Please note running times are approximate