Scratch

Scratch Night is a curated evening of short works-in-progress, showcasing four developing pieces across two halves. It offers artists the chance to test new material in front of a live audience and gather feedback, while audiences get an early look at bold new work in a relaxed, social setting.

Each artist shares a 15–20 minute extract, followed by informal conversation and feedback afterwards. Scratch sits within our wider artist development programme (origin8), supporting local creatives as they shape projects towards their next stage.

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Our lineup!

Misery Loves Company by Andrew Kerr

Late night chanteur tells tales of secret loves.

As the lights go down and the happy families go home to bed, Misery stands alone on stage singing songs in tribute to those affairs of the heart that mostly unfold in the mind.  Misery Loves Company is an exploration and celebration of the unspoken attractions, secret infatuations and full-scale, unrequited passions that never make the story books or headlines. But as the saying goes, love is love….

Trigger warnings: Adult themes, some mild sexual references.

The Mice That Chewed My Knickers by Rachel Barry

Has a mouse ever chewed your knickers?

The Mice that Chewed my Knickers is a new absurd character comedy show written and performed by Rachel Barry. Come watch some new fancy characters finally come to life. A Scouse princess called Beans who’s afraid of jazz music, a taxi driver from Birmingham and his small and sickly dog, and a nervous system cosplaying as a waiter. Expect nudity and audience interaction, not in that order.

Trigger warnings: Nudity and Audience interaction  

Content Warning by Francesca Hill

This is a love story. Unfortunately.

Content Warning is a non-linear love story following Lou and Caine over two years, from the night they meet through the complicated reality of being together. As Caine’s relationship with online pornography comes to light, we watch them confront addiction, while asking what counts as cheating, what can be forgiven, and what happens when the person you love has a secret you can’t unsee.

Trigger warnings: Strong language, sexual and pornographic references.