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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

"At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone."

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...

Top Cast

  • Nicola Coughlan

    Nicola Coughlan

    Pegeen Mike

  • Éanna Hardwicke

    Éanna Hardwicke

    Christy Mahon

  • Siobhán McSweeney

    Siobhán McSweeney

    Widow Quin

  • Declan Conlon

    Declan Conlon

    Old Mahon

  • Lorcan Cranitch

    Lorcan Cranitch

    Michael Flaherty

  • Megan Cusack

    Megan Cusack

    Susan Brady

  • Naoise Dunbar

    Naoise Dunbar

    Jimmy Farrell

  • Matthew Forrest

    Matthew Forrest

    Philly Cullen

  • Sallay Garnett

    Sallay Garnett

    Nelly

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...

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