The U.K.’s National Theatre has released first-look rehearsal images of Nicola Coughlan , Siobhán McSweeney and Éanna Hardwicke in a new production of “ The Playboy of the Western World .”

The images, photographed by Marc Brenner and Cameron Slater, show the cast preparing for the revival of Irish playwright John Millington Synge’s tale of youth and self-discovery.

The play centers on Pegeen Flaherty, whose life is disrupted when a young man enters her pub claiming to have killed his father. Rather than being ostracized, Christy Mahon becomes celebrated by the community, winning hearts and races until an unexpected arrival changes everything.

The ensemble cast includes Marty Breen as Sara Tansey, Declan Conlon as Old Mahon, Lorcan Cranitch as Michael Flaherty, Megan Cusack as Susa

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