Street theatre to rekindle sad memories

BULLETS will fly, smoke from burning furniture will billow down the street and a family will be dragged from their home as part of an eviction to be staged today.

The poignant scenes, which are likely to rekindle memories of some very unhappy times in this country, will be played out in Cobh, Co Cork, at noon by the Daft Theatre Company.

The dramatic scenes, which will be played out in period costume, are a prelude to a five-week long run of two-hour shows which will tell the story of Sean McCarthy who was evicted from his home, along with his sick mother, in 1910.