National Theatre Live 2026
The Playboy of the Western World
by John Millington Synge
directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
 
Filmed live from the National Theatre.
Friday 3rd July 2026, Tealby Village Hall.
Doors and Bar Open from 6:45pm. Act 1 commences at 7:30pm
15 min interval at 9pm, Act 2 finishes shortly after 10pm. 
 
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.