Scratch Special: Marx In Soho
Scratch Special: Marx In Soho
A bold reimagining of Howard Zinn’s Marx in Soho, bringing Karl Marx’s ideas into the here and now.
Blending humour, politics, and performance, it explores how Marx’s critiques of power, class, and inequality still resonate — and where they don’t — both at home and further away. Expect sharp words, lively debate, and a few uncomfortable truths as we ask not what Marx believed, but what we still believe.
An opportunity for artists to get involved to display their work-in-progress. Audiences will have a chance to give their feedback on what they think about each piece. Helping us understand how to shape and build new work and improve practice.
MARX IN SOHO
This reimagining of Howard Zinn’s Marx in Soho seeks to uncover the local and contemporary relevance of Karl Marx’s ideas. Through Zinn’s sharp wit and passionate writing, we revisit Marx not as a distant historical figure but as a thinker whose critiques of power, class, and inequality still echo today, Our Karl.
In this new staging, we explore what has changed since Marx’s time — and what has stubbornly remained the same. We ask: where do his theories still resonate in modern society, and where do they fall short? Set against the backdrop of our own communities new and old, this production invites audiences to engage critically with Marx’s writings and teachings, reflecting on capitalism, justice, conflict and social change in the 21st century.
Blending humour, politics, and performance, this production aims to start a conversation — not about what Marx did believe, but about what we still believe.
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INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN OUR SCRATCH NIGHTS? HERE OUR SOME TESTIMONIES FROM PREVIOUS ARTISTS.
“Accidental Theatre have been a pleasure and a blessing to work with. I have put two shows on their Scratch Nights and hired their facilities to make a short film. The staff are incredibly helpful and supporting. The staff are indeed creative and talented themselves and so, they share the enthusiasm in projects, which just makes it all the more fun. Jade, who heads the Scratch team, is very responsive (not to mention very funny), and is always willing and able to help with productions. The team have fabulous resources to promote your shows and encourage engagement from the wider community. In that sense, they do offer you a full package to make sure your shows are every bit the success. I'm looking forward to doing more projects with them in the future and I would encourage other to do the same.” - Omar Gunnoo
“As a three person production team of two writers and a musical director, we had no idea how to get our show idea off the ground. The fact that something like Scratch at Accidental exists, allowed us to get the springboard we needed. The support that was given was amazing and it gave our small cast and team a real sense of theatre workshopping in a manageable way. The team at Accidental did everything they could and provided us with excellent facilities to showcase our piece. As a result of our Scratch performance, we are now fully workshopping our work and taking it to London's West End for a one off performance. This is all because Accidental believed in what we had. We are very grateful to them.” - Diarmuid McLaughlin
“I wrote a script which I forward to several theatres. One theatre came back to me and mentioned scratch Nights. I was unaware what this was , so i did my research and if your script was chosen out of a line up, it would be performed on a live stage in front of everyone. Which happened to me and it was performed by some wonderful actors. They made themselves proud. It's an experience that your never forget. So I would like to thank all the staff at Accidental for making this dream come true. Since then a my play has been on Radio Wiltshire, so if your a script writer take your play to Accidental Scratch.” - Samantha Read
Show Info
In-Person
Venue: 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Access: Directly from Shaftesbury Square
Performance(s): Thursday 26th March 2026
Doors: 7.30pm GMT
Starts: 8:00pm GMT (Book Bar* will not be open)
Age Guidance: 12+
Run Time: 1 Hour +
Disabled Access: Theatre (ground floor) is fully accessible. Toilets & Book Bar (1st floor) are accessible via a wheelchair platform lift. Carer tickets available: Call 028 9032 5881 to book.
Online
Access for the live stream will be emailed out on the day of the event, please check junk/spam folders.
*The Book Bar is our charity bar, run to help support Accidental & the new building.
Ticket Info
Please book a ticket per person watching to avoid viewing issues.
£6 - WATCH IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£6 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you access to the live stream on the night.
£8 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE & LATER TICKET - a special ticket that gives you access to watch live online or on demand at your leisure.
£10 - DONATION TICKET - a special ticket that gives a little extra to the exceptional and hardworking artists creating the show.
