National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Directed by Caitriona McLaughlin
2026    2h 37m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [Comedy](/on-demand/category/comedy)
7.0
Pegeen Flaherty's world shifts when Christy Mahon enters her pub claiming he killed his father. Rather than being rejected, he becomes a hero, winning hearts and races-until another man unexpectedly appears.

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Cast of National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

  • Nicola CoughlanPegeen Mike
  • Éanna HardwickeChristy Mahon
  • Siobhán McSweeneyWidow Quin
  • Declan ConlonOld Mahon
  • Lorcan CranitchMichael Flaherty
  • Megan CusackSusan Brady
  • Naoise DunbarJimmy Farrell
  • Matthew ForrestPhilly Cullen
  • Sallay GarnettNelly
  • Fionnuala GygaxHonor Blake
  • Erin HennesseyFiddle
  • Peter MooneyBanjo / Ensemble
  • Donncha O'DeaEnsemble
  • Marty ReaShawn Keogh
  • Susan AkintomideEnsemble
  • Martha BreenSara Tansey
  • Caitriona McLaughlinDirector
  • John Millington SyngeWriter
  • Adrienne QuartlySound Designer
  • Anna MullarkeyOriginal Music Composer

 

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