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

Ben Haggarty, Steph Brittain
12 MARCH 2027, 7.45 PM

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 medieval manuscript, story and song, to piece together a story of love, loss and destiny – an Irish 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

STUDIO, THEATRE ROYAL, YORK
St. Leonard's Place, York YO1 7HD

when

12 MARCH 2027, 7.45 PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £21

SUITABLE FOR: adults (16+)

RUNNING TIME: 120mins (+ interval)

STARTS 7.45pm

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

STUDIO, THEATRE ROYAL, YORK
St. Leonard's Place, York YO1 7HD

when

12 MARCH 2027, 7.45 PM

ticket information

TICKETS: £21

SUITABLE FOR: adults (16+)

RUNNING TIME: 120mins (+ interval)

STARTS 7.45pm

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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