Event

Mythlab presents: The Bodies on the Beach

26th March
The Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5FQ
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Step into a maelstrom of myth as irrepressible storyteller Ben Haggarty is joined by electrifying new voice Steph Brittain in a raw rough cut performance of a bold new interpretation of a magical battle that shook the farthest shores of Ireland over two thousand years ago.

Centred on the legendary hero Fionn MacCumhail, his children and his life-long struggles with Donn, Lord of Death and King of the World, this tragic tale traces a long and powerful journey through generations of love, war, sacrifice, enchantment and survival. Combining fragments of 15th-century manuscripts, archaeology and folklore held by farmers, Bodies on the Beach is a resurrection of a forgotten epic – an unknown Celtic Iliad.

We need audiences to help shape how such passionate and unnerving material is reimagined for contemporary audiences. Join Ben and Steph — fresh from the windswept battlefields of the Dingle Peninsula — as they test the edge of ancient myth in modern form.

Raw, lyrical, and unforgettable. What will survive the tide?

Performances

19:00 to 22:00 - Thursday 26th March

  • Standard: £10
  • Concession: £8
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The Guildhall
Guildhall Lane
Leicester
LE1 5FQ
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