A Dream Of Dying

A Dream of Dying by Treasa Nealon

In 2009, Peter Bergmann washed up on a beach in Ireland. This is not his real name. He did not live there. No one ever came to claim him. In this moving true story, he finally gets a voice…

A Dream of Dying is based on the true story of ‘Peter Bergmann’; an as-of-yet unclaimed body that was discovered washed up on a beach in Sligo, Ireland in 2009. Using CCTV footage and interviews with local residents, they pieced together a strange and unique picture of the deceased man. This poignant one-man play retraces Peter’s life through his last days up until his body is discovered, and explores elements of self-control and fate in both hilarious and heartbreaking fashion.