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The Playboy of the Western World

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The Playboy of the Western World

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The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (on the west coast of Ireland) during the early 1900s. It tells the story of Christy Mahon, a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father.

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2026 · 2h 37m · Drama · Comedy

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...

Directed by Caitriona McLaughlin

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Caitriona McLaughlinDirector

Nicola Coughlanas Pegeen Mike

Éanna Hardwickeas Christy Mahon

Siobhán McSweeneyas Widow Quin

Declan Conlonas Old Mahon

Lorcan Cranitchas Michael Flaherty

Megan Cusackas Susan Brady

Naoise Dunbaras Jimmy Farrell

Matthew Forrestas Philly Cullen

Sallay Garnettas Nelly

Fionnuala Gygaxas Honor Blake

Erin Hennesseyas Fiddle

Peter Mooneyas Banjo / Ensemble

Donncha O'Deaas Ensemble

Marty Reaas Shawn Keogh