Breaking Ground: Scratch Night

A showcase for work in development by some for the region’s most talented performance-makers.

Tickets £8 / £5. Book here or call 0161 912 5616.

A showcase for work in development by some for the region’s most talented performance-makers. Join us for a relaxed evening of ground-breaking new theatre and performance, plus a chance to share your thoughts about the work.

Amy Lever - The List - 10 mins

“To Do Lists”: a semi-autobiographical piece of theatre, interactive art exhibition exploring artistic anxiety and mental health. Everyday for the past 10 years, Amy has written a To Do List the night before to help her get through each day. Starting from childhood to now, accumulating in notepads upon notepads gathering dust on her shelf it’s time she rips them open, sticks them up on the walls and tears them down.The work of an artist is seemingly never finished and never ending To Do Lists explores the growing mental health epidemic, the fight to have control in uncertain times and the coping mechanisms we try to hide behind.

Natalie Patuzzo - Every sound in the world - 15 mins

Watch as one idiot attempts the impossible: to recreate every single sound in existence.

Armed with her voice, the audience, and whatever objects she can get her hands on, Natalie Patuzzo conjures everything including animals, people, historical things, futurical things, objects, and more. Expect chaos, spontaneity, and noises you didn’t think were humanly possible. Your suggestions are welcome. Your participation is inevitable.

Hook - Mythos of Pan - 12 mins

This is about Pan, and not Pan. God and monster. Human and beast. Alive and dead. Man and Woman and something else, something other, beautiful, ancient. But also, more importantly, this is about you.

Using poetry, and drag, Hook delves into the haunted mythos of Pan to explore identity, transformation, and the desperate truths hidden within our fantasies.

​​​​​​Rose Gray - Brenda Needs You - 15 mins

Do you support the empowerment of young girls? Would you fight to protect their space? Will you 'La La La, lend a hand'?

Then join Girl Guide leader Brenda, as she hosts a night to drum up support for her unit and save it from closure. Expect rope-skills, campfire songs and the constant menace of war-fare in this evening of comedy that celebrates often over-looked women, who fiercely support us from the sidelines.

This is serious, this is deadly, this is the Girl Guiding Association.

Sam Lowe - The Imposter - 10 mins

The Imposter has previously blended magic, spoken word, and storytelling to explore imposter syndrome—self-doubt, deception, and the pressure to “fake it till you make it.” Performed tonight, this new section invites audience participation in a magical exploration of self-trust, honesty, and gut instinct, adding further emotional depth and resonance.