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Bottlenose
Oh!Scare Wilde Productions and Cork Midsummer Festival

Bottlenose: A Mystery For Modern Ireland

Aaron O'Neill

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Murder! Mystery! Dolphins!

Hollywood noir meets contemporary Ireland, and nothing is quite what it seems.

When beloved dolphin Fungie is assassinated, it’s up to grizzled private eye Frank Finger to crack the case. But as he wades deeper into the murky waters of Dingle’s underworld, he uncovers a tangled web of property moguls, fascist clergy, and ancient cults.

Bottlenose
is a madcap, satirical comedy that dives headfirst into the absurd.

It’s fast, it’s furious, and it’s utterly ridiculous - in the best way possible.

Created by Cork-based Oh!Scare Wilde Productions, Bottlenose is the latest from writer-actor Aaron O’Neill and director Dee Finn. Their 2023 hit The Pigeon Factory was praised by The Irish Times as “ingenious” and “consistently entertaining”. Expect laughs, lunacy, and a dolphin-shaped hole in your heart.

Dee Finn - Director
Aaron O'Neill - Writer
Maeve Scannell - Producer
Hannah Lane - Set and Costume Designer
Adam Donovan - Sound Designer
Ronan O'Shea - Lighting Designer
Molly Foley - Stage Manager
Emily Naughton - Sound Engineer
Alana Daly Mulligan - Videographer

Cast:
Aaron O'Neill - Frank Finger
Gillian Roberts - Velvet Nixon
Patrick Lehane - Dermot
Paul Lynch - Connelly
Mike O'Dowd - Lafferty
Michael Moone - Karl
Kyle English - Priest

  1. 19 — 22 June

  2. 7pm (19-21 June), 1pm (21 & 22 June)

    €23 / €21

  3. UCC Granary Theatre View map
  4. Suitable ages 12+ (strong language, descriptions of violence, discrimination, loud noise)

    Cork, Ireland

  5. 135 mins including interval

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