Full cast announced for THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Emmie Newitt 16 October, 2025, 10:03

The story of youth and self-discovery by John Millington Synge will play in the Lyttelton Theatre for a limited run from December.

the playboy of the western world cast Declan Conlon, Nicola Coughlan, Marty Breen and Naoise Dunbar. Headshots provided by production.

Directed by Caitriona McLaughlin, the full cast has been announced for The Playboy of the Western World.

The play follows Pegeen Flaherty, whose life is turned upside down when, on a normal day, a young man walks into her pub claiming that he's killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer Christy Mahon becomes a local hero. However, as he wins hearts and gets settled into village life, a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene.

The cast comprises Declan Conlon as Old Mahon, Nicola Coughlan as Pegeen Mike, Lorcan Cranitch as Michael Flaherty, Megan Cusack as Susan Brady, Éanna Hardwicke as Christy Mahon, Siobhán McSweeney as Widow Quin and Marty Rea as Shawn Keogh.

They are joined by 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.

The Playboy of the Western World plays at Lyttelton Theatre from 4 December 2025 to 28 February 2026.