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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Festival Theatre Edinburgh, EdinburghTuesday 9. June 2026 7:30pmFrom £15
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
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The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge and directed by Caitrona McLaughlinNicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins anna Hardwicke (The Sixth Comman…

The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge and directed by Caitrona McLaughlinNicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins anna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synges riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Pegeen Flahertys life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that hes 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 sceneFilmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitrona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

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