Real life tale of murder in Cork sets the scene in Murder at Shandy Hall

A real-life tale of sexual betrayal and murder in Cork proved irresistible fare for Patrick Bergin to tread the boards once more, writes Ellie O’Byrne

PATRICK Bergin is thinking his way inside the head of a murderer. Maybe he’s gotten too big for his boots and feels he has a bit more power than a human being should have, thinks he can control the universe. Because essentially that’s what happens, if you think you can commit murder and get away with it.

The veteran screen actor is playing the role of notorious Dripsey poisoner Dr Philip Cross in a musical stage adaptation of Michael Sheridan’s 2010 true crime book, Murder at Shandy Hall.