N T: The Playboy of the Western World

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National Theatre, recorded live

Written by: John Millington Synge

Directed by: Caitríona McLaughlin

Cast: Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) , Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment), and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls).

Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when, on a normal day, a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer Christy Mahon becomes a local hero. The welcome murderer wins hearts and races as he beds himself into village life. 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.