A past-his-prime wedding singer in Dublin crosses paths with a fading boy-band star at a late-night gig, and the two end up bonding over a single song. When that song explodes into the hit of the year under the wrong name, the older man sets out to reclaim what he believes is his in a credit story.
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
2026
2h 30m
Drama
Pegeen Flaherty's world shifts when Christy Mahon enters her pub claiming he killed his father. Rather than being rejected, he becomes a hero, winning hearts and races-until another man unexpectedly appears.
Based on the life of Rose Dugdale, a former debutante who rebelled against her wealthy upbringing, becoming a volunteer in the militant Irish republican organization, the Provisional Irish Republican Army.