The Playboy of the Western World
A black comedy of epic proportions.
1h 55m
Synge’s great comic masterpiece tells the story of Christy Mahon, who stumbles into a public house in County Mayo claiming he has killed his father and so capturing the romantic attention of the daughter of the house, Pegeen Mike.
Director: Garry Hynes
Writers: John Millington Synge
Editor: Nathan Nugent
Cast
Catherine Walsh as Pegeen MikeAaron Monaghan as Christopher MahonMarie Mullen as Widow QuinNick Lee as Shawn KeoghEamon Morrissey as Old MahonDerry Power as Michael James FlahertyMarcus Lamb as Philly O'CullenEoin Lynch as Jimmy FarrellGemma Reeves as Sara TanseyLouise Lewis as Honor BlakeHannah McCabe as Susan BradyMore like this
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