Civic Cinema - National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Wednesday 22 July 2026, 7pm
Civic Cinema is the best of British theatre & opera filmed live from the beating heart of the arts in London & New York. See the full Civic Cinema Season here.
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, Caitriona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
Running time 2 hrs 30 mins. Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice.
This performance contains graphic depictions of violence and injury, references to murder and violence, sexual references, complex family relationships and alcoholism.
Civic Cinema presents a screening of a National Theatre Live production
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhan 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, Caitriona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
Running time 2 hrs 30 mins. Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice.
This performance contains graphic depictions of violence and injury, references to murder and violence, sexual references, complex family relationships and alcoholism.
