Soon he’s gone viral — or the early 20th-century equivalent — only to be abruptly (and violently) cancelled when his story ...

Let no one say that theatre cannot have real-world consequences: when it premiered at the Abbey in Dublin, Playboy sparked ...

The National Theatre has released a first look at the cast of The Playboy of the Western World. The cast includes Nicola ...

Hardwicke (Christy Mahon) and Nicola Coughlan (Pegeen Mike) in The Playboy of the Western World at the National Theatre (Marc ...

The National Theatre has a long record of starry revivals so this version of John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the ...

(Bridgerton, Derry Girls) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) are armoured in corsets and many-layered skirts, fighting over ...

Caitríona McLaughlin directs a cast that includes Derry Girls stars Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney in the Lyttelton space ...

Read our review of John Millington Synge’s *The Playboy of the Western World*, now in performances at the National Theatre to ...

Unless you’re fluent in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Hiberno-English, John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western ...

Let no one say that theatre cannot have real-world consequences: when it premiered at the Abbey in Dublin, Playboy sparked riots that spread to the streets, thanks to its portrayal of a little ...

Irish acting talent was out in force in London on Thursday night as The Playboy of the Western World officially opened at the ...

National Theatre Live has announced its next slate of productions releasing to cinemas worldwide in 2026, including two ...