The National Theatre has announced full casting for its forthcoming revival of The Playboy of the Western World starring Nicola Coughlan, Siobhán McSweeney & Éanna Hardwicke.
John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World is running at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre from 4 December 2025 until 28 February 2026.
The production is directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, Artistic Director of Ireland’s Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
Already announced in the cast of The Playboy of the Western World are Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) as Pegeen Mike, Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls, Amandaland) as Widow Quin, and Éanna Hardwicke (Smother, Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) as Christy Mahon.
Also announced are Declan Conlon as Old Mahon, Lorcan Cranitch as Michael Flaherty, Megan Cusack as Susan Brady, and Marty Rea as Shawn Keogh.
Completing the cast are Marty Breen as Sara Tansey, Naoise Dunbar as Jimmy Farrell, Matthew Forrest as Philly Cullen, Sallay Garnett as Nelly, Fionnuala Gygax as Honor Blake, Erin Hennessey as Fiddle Player with Susan Akintomide, Peter Mooney and Donncha O’Dea joining the ensemble.
Synge’s 1907 tragicomedy is a cornerstone of Irish drama, exploring identity, myth-making, and rebellion in rural County Mayo. The Playboy of the Western World caused outrage when it first premiered, for its unflinching portrayal of Irish rural life.
The wider creative team features set and costume designer Katie Davenport, lighting designer James Farncombe, movement director Sue Mythen, sound designer Adrienne Quartly, composer Anna Mullarkey, fight director Kevin McCurdy. casting by Alastair Coomer CDG and Naomi Downham, voice coach Shereen Ibrahim, dialect coach Patricia Logue and staff director Neetu Singh.
The Playboy of the Western World runs from 4 December 2025 until 28 February 2026 at the Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre in London.
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