NT Live - The Playboy of the Western World
Schedule
Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, BB3 3BU Darwen, United Kingdom | Darwen, EN
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Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) 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.
The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge
Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
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Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, BB3 3BU Darwen, United Kingdom, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, Darwen, BB3 3BU, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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