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The Playboy of the Western World

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At the edge of the earth, you could be anyone.

Pegeen Flaherty's 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. The welcome murderer wins hearts and races as he beds himself into village life. That is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…

John Millington Synge's riveting story of youth and self-discovery has been celebrated for decades. This new edition was published to coincide with the National Theatre's 2025 production with a cast that included Nicola Coughlan as Pegeen Flaherty, Éanna Hardwicke as Christy Mahon and Siobhán McSweeney as Widow Quin.

Features notes by Christopher Collins, University of Nottingham.

Product details

Explore Methuen Drama
Published Jan 08 2026
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781350624832
Imprint Methuen Drama
Dimensions 8 x 5 inches
Series Modern Plays
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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John Millington Synge

John Millington Synge (1871-1909) is widely regard…

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