National Theatre Live Screening: The Playboy of the Western World

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgeton) 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.How Does National Theatre Live Work? One performance. An audience of millions. All from the best seat in the house.National Theatre Live film unmissable theatre live from Britain’s most exciting stages and screen it in thousands of theatres and cinemas around the globe. National Theatre Live captures the magic of every moment on stage. It lets you get up close, delve deeper and take in the spectacle. No wonder left unseen.