Scattered Sideways (The Scattering) | Cork Midsummer Festival

“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