THE BODIES ON THE BEACH – THE LAST BATTLES OF FIONN MACCUMHAILL

Ben Haggarty, Steph Brittain
23 APRIL 2026, 8PM

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?

where

THE CUBE, BRISTOL
Dove Street South, Avon, Bristol BS2 8JD

when

23 APRIL 2026, 8PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £12.50

SUITABLE FOR: adults (16+)

RUNNING TIME: 120mins (+ interval)

DOORS 7.30pm, STARTS 8pm

CONTENT WARNING: 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.

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where

THE CUBE, BRISTOL
Dove Street South, Avon, Bristol BS2 8JD

when

23 APRIL 2026, 8PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £12.50

SUITABLE FOR: adults (16+)

RUNNING TIME: 120mins (+ interval)

DOORS 7.30pm, STARTS 8pm

CONTENT WARNING: 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.

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