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theatre · Saturday 26 September 2026 · 8:00pm 
Mr Bergmann of Deadman's Point
At Roscommon Arts Centre · Circular Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
At Roscommon Arts Centre · Circular Road, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
One of Ireland’s most beguiling unsolved mysteries comes to the stage at Roscommon Arts Centre in September. Mr Bergmann of Deadman’s Point is a drama from multi-award-winning Nth Degree Productions, rooted in the real, still-unresolved case of a man who called himself Peter Bergmann - a stranger who spent three days in Sligo in 2009 methodically erasing every trace of his identity before his body was found on the shoreline at Rosses Point. The play is a sharp piece of storytelling with a dark comic streak, and it suits anyone who likes theatre that makes them think long after the lights come back up.
The play is told through the eyes of an embalmer who is working against the clock to make something lasting of his own life while a nameless dead man in his care refuses to give anything away. The tension between two men - one desperate to disappear, the other determined to be remembered - drives the whole piece. It runs for one hour and five minutes with no interval, so it is tightly crafted: no padding, no longueurs.
Nth Degree Productions developed the work through the Scene and Heard Festival of new work and it has toured widely since, picking up a four-star review from the Galway Advertiser: “Unforgettable. Potent. A class act till the end.” The form is unconventional - expect elements of magic and physical theatre alongside the spoken text - which makes it more alive than a straight-faced courtroom-style retelling of the facts would be.
Roscommon Arts Centre holds 194 seats and has a bar open from a half hour before curtain, so there is time for a drink before you take your seat.
Roscommon town sits on the N61 between Athlone (30 km south) and Boyle (30 km north), and is straightforward to reach by car from most of Connacht and the Midlands. Bus Eireann runs services from Athlone, Galway and Longford, with the town’s bus stop a short walk from the Arts Centre on Circular Road. If you are coming from Dublin, the M4 to Athlone and then the N61 north is the clearest route, about two hours in normal traffic. Parking is available close to the venue.
Roscommon town is compact and has the remains of a Norman castle within easy walking distance of the arts centre, along with the County Museum for anyone who wants context before a show about Irish history and mystery. There is more to see in Roscommon and across Co. Roscommon.
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