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National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World (12 TBC)
Thu 28 May - Thu 4 Jun

National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World (12 TBC)

5 DogpoleShrewsburySY1 1EN

Old Market Hall

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 AT THE OLD MARKET HALL

National Theatre Live

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

by John Millington Synge  
 
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) 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…
 
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

£18
 
Running time: 2hrs 30min (tbc)
Thu 28 May7:00PM Book
Thu 04 Jun11:00AM Book
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Where applicable, advertised ticket prices are inclusive of a venue levy, retained by the venue to sustain and develop the programme of arts and culture in Shropshire.

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