Press Reviews for The Playboy of the Western World
★★★ Guardian ‘A sumptuous production, rich in detail, craft and spectacle’
★★★ The Stage "Appealingly edgy and unsettling"
★★★★ Independent ‘Two of Ireland’s best-loved comic actors go head-to-head’
★★★ Standard ‘A strong turn from Nicola Coughlan’
★★★ The Times "An assured turn from Nicola Coughlan"
★★★★ The i ‘A twisty treat’
★★★ The Telegraph "Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan can’t save this inaudible Irish classic"
Broadway World ‘Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney reunite for an Irish classic’
SpringSummer Programme sees more NTLive at Pelham Hall - the following will be shown in August:
The Playboy of the Western World:
Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney 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…
Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
Wed 12th of August at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
Mon 17th of August at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
The following additional productions are planned, watch out for details on dates and timing:
Les Liaisons Dangereuses - coming in September
The Misanthrope - showing in October
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Theatre is filmed in front of a live audience from inside the auditorium with multiple cameras. Each production is approached uniquely making sure to always capture it in the best possible way for screens. Audiences feel like they are in the theatre with the best seats in the house. They will see all those emotional close-ups in a whole new way.
We have access to sold-out productions, and to theatre from London and the West End at a fraction of the price of a London theatre ticket.
Most shows will include an interval of approximately 15 minutes - have a delicious ice-cream and/or grab a drink at the bar.
Doors open at 6.30pm and we start promptly at 7.00pm