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"Sell out warning! The final battle of Fionn MacCumhaill refuses to stay buried as Bodies on the Beach returns to Bristol following December’s sold-out show. Storytellers Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain sift through medieval fragments, song and myth to rebuild a lost Celtic epic. Kinda like The Iliad but Irish (and with a suspiciously magical pig)."
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A event held at The Cube on Thursday 23rd April. The event starts at 20:00.
The Crick Crack Club presents
THE BODIES ON THE BEACH - The Last Battles of Fionn MacCumhaill
Performance storytelling by Ben Haggarty & Steph Brittain
A fatherless son
A daughter’s lament
A pig stolen from its spit
Fires burning out at sea
And a dream
On the westernmost tip of Ireland, a beach of crystal white sand once ran crimson with the blood of a never-ending magical battle — the last battle fought by the epic hero, Fionn MacCumhaill.
Step into a maelstrom of myth, as storytellers Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain pick through fragments of voices, medieval manuscript, and song to piece together a story of love, loss and destiny – a Celtic Iliad.
Raw, lyrical, and unforgettable. This is not just a wild myth retold. It’s an exploration of what it means to live, to regret, to sacrifice, and to endure in a relentless world.
What will survive the tide?
RUNNING TIME: 120mins plus interval
CONTENT: This performance includes references to and descriptions of bereavement, death, sex, war, violence, cannibalism, incest, suicide, infanticide, contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.
AGE: for adults (16+)
Entry requirements: 16+
THE BODIES ON THE BEACH - The Last Battles of Fionn MacCumhaill
Performance storytelling by Ben Haggarty & Steph Brittain
A fatherless son
A daughter’s lament
A pig stolen from its spit
Fires burning out at sea
And a dream
On the westernmost tip of Ireland, a beach of crystal white sand once ran crimson with the blood of a never-ending magical battle — the last battle fought by the epic hero, Fionn MacCumhaill.
Step into a maelstrom of myth, as storytellers Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain pick through fragments of voices, medieval manuscript, and song to piece together a story of love, loss and destiny – a Celtic Iliad.
Raw, lyrical, and unforgettable. This is not just a wild myth retold. It’s an exploration of what it means to live, to regret, to sacrifice, and to endure in a relentless world.
What will survive the tide?
RUNNING TIME: 120mins plus interval
CONTENT: This performance includes references to and descriptions of bereavement, death, sex, war, violence, cannibalism, incest, suicide, infanticide, contextualised within a paradigm of mythic narrative, archetype and metaphor.
AGE: for adults (16+)
Entry requirements: 16+
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