You'll Never Believe Who's Dead

About this event

It's Christmas time, but the Cosgrove family aren't having a very merry one. The family has fallen on tough times and jobs are hard to come by. After hearing about a robbery gone awry, they amuse themselves by imagining robbing one of the neighbours. Farmer Charlie Bann is bound to have money, sure, and he'd be an easy one to knock off, surely... Fuelled by Christmas spirit and desperation, the sons decide to follow through on their scheme, dragging the rest of the Cosgroves with them. Director Dallan Shovlin makes his feature debut with this delightfully dark comedy, smartly melding the thrilling mechanics of a heist film with a keen social sense of contemporary Ireland. The film never forgets the stark economic realities forcing the Cosgrove family into delinquency. The family is brought to life by an all-star cast of Irish talent, featuring Michelle Fairley and Ardal O'Hanlon as the matriarch and patriarch respectively, with Jacob McCarthy, Ruth Codd and Peter Claffey as their children. The elusive and reclusive Charlie Bann is portrayed by this year's Réalta Award winner Stephen Rea.

Event details

Date

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Start time

12:00

Venue

Belfast

See venue website, Belfast,

Getting there & venue info

Good to know

More at Belfast

• Culinary SalonWed, 21 Oct 2026 · 12:00
• The Islandmagee Witches & Eerie East BelfastThu, 22 Oct 2026 · 12:00
• Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble present Parallel PlayThu, 22 Oct 2026 · 12:00
• The Devil's in the Dance HallThu, 22 Oct 2026 · 12:00
• Pumpkin Patch at Castle Kitchen + BarThu, 22 Oct 2026 · 12:00
• Hard Rain SoloistEnsembleThu, 22 Oct 2026 · 12:00

More in Belfast over the next two weeks