London’s National Theatre is banking on Irish star power this winter with its upcoming production of “The Playboy of the Western World ,” and Variety can exclusively reveal the first trailer for the production that reunites “Derry Girls” favorites Nicola Coughlan and Siobhan McSweeney .

The trailer offers a first look at Coughlan stepping away from the Regency ballrooms of “Bridgerton” to tackle John Millington Synge’s classic tale of rural Irish life. The “Derry Girls” reunion adds extra buzz to what’s shaping up as one of the festive season’s major theatrical openings.

Coughlan takes on the role of Margaret Flaherty, also known as Pegeen, a woman yearning to break free of village life whose world is upended when Christopher Mahon, played by “The Sixth Commandment” star Éanna

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