Mr. Bergmann of Deadman’s Point

West End House School presents Mr. Bergmann of Deadman’s Point, a one-person show by multi-award winning Writer/Actor, Ronan Dempsy.
About this Event

Join us at West End House School of Arts for an evening of theatre and connection! We will open our doors at 6:00 pm for an hour tea and coffee connection, and then present this exciting one-person show starting at 7:00 pm. Following the performance, there will be a discussion on how to devise an original piece of theatre.

Mr. Bergmann of Deadman’s Point

A basement in Sligo town. An embalmer and a mysterious stranger. One of them wants to disappear, while the other is desperate to be remembered forever.

Mr. Bergmann of Deadman’s Point is a new play based on the extraordinary true story of the so-called, Peter Bergmann, Ireland’s most famous unidentified man, who spent three days in Sligo town deleting himself, and was later found deceased at Rosses Point, Sligo.

A mysterious and comic tale which explores legacy, reputation and what it is to live close to death. It is brought to you by the multi-award-winning Nth Degree Productions.

★★★★..Unforgettable..Potent..A class act till the end..' - The Galway Advertiser

Image: Ste Murray photography & design.

Ronan Dempsy

Ronan is a multi-award winning Writer/Actor based in Ireland. He trained at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, at The Grotowski Institute in Poland and with Complicite, London. His speciality lies within Physical Theatre, Mask and Commedia Dell 'Arte. On the corporate end, Ronan works for West End house - School of the Arts, where he teaches presentation skills at the Law Society of Ireland. Recent theatre work includes 'The Words Are There' (Irish National tour, Fit-Up West Cork, London, Athens, Edinburgh, Paris.) The show was a listed Top 5 sell out show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Bobby Award and in 2024 went on to win a London Standing Ovation Award for Best New Play and a London Offie Award for Innovation. Recent film work includes 'Afloat' a short film about a lone Syrian asylum seeker navigating her way through Dublin, which was shortlisted for Festival de Cannes and premiered at The Richard Harris International Film Festival and was nominated for the Audience award. Ronan's latest play Mr. Bergmann Of Deadman's Point debuted at the Galway Theatre Festival in 2025 and went on to do an Irish national tour and the Edinburgh Fringe.