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Scattered Sideways
Alchemy Arts

Scattered Sideways (The Scattering)

Will Flanagan

  • Irish Theatre & Performance
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“One million memories caught in time, scattering in silence like dust on the wind.”

Scattered Sideways (The Scattering) explores the continuous distraction of modern life, how we are constantly being bombarded with information and, as a consequence, have become disengaged rather than engaged with the world around us. It looks at its allure, how we can become consumed by it, and also how it leads to people becoming forgotten, anonymous and displaced.

The performance shifts between the intimate and the epic set within a visually striking installation. It is an immersive circus experience that blends physical theatre, spoken word, sound, and film into a dreamlike journey through disillusion and transformation.

Expect acrobatics, poetry, and a haunting world where stories float sideways through time and space.

Oh, and it also tells the story of an Old Goldfish!

Accompanying immersive installation open: 18–20 & 22 June 12pm-4pm(18 June until 5pm / 22 June until 3pm)

Writer & Performer: Will Flanagan
Director
Eddie Kay
Sound Designer
Arran McGabhann
Lighting Designer
John Hurley
Cinematographer
Maurice Supple
Installation & Set Design
Will Flanagan & Richard Coghlan
Photographer
Marcin Lewandowski
Marketing
Megan Cronin
Stage Manager
Daithi Neavyn
Music
by Hugh Rodgers

An Alchemy Arts Production www.alchemyarts.ie

Supported by Arts Council of Ireland, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Greywood Arts, Circus Factory Cork, Cork Midsummer Festival.

Scattered Sideways (The Scattering) Official trailer:


  1. 18 — 22 June

  2. €15 / €12.50

  3. Marina Market View map
  4. 7pm (18 June)
    6pm (19 & 20 June)
    2pm & 8pm (21 June)
    5pm (22 June)

    Please note: This event will involve audiences standing for some periods. It also contains loud music and flashing lights.

    Cork, Ireland

  5. 55 mins

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