The Playboy of the Western World (National Theatre Live)

Schedule

Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

28 Amity St, Amherst, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01002 | Amherst, MA

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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.
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