Scratch
Scratch
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.
Scratch
Accidental are helping to host more Scratch Nights to assist fellow artists in displaying new pieces of performance work in development and get them in front of audiences for feedback. This fantastic scratch format of performing fresh, experimental theatre in-progress has already been pioneered around the world and we want artists here to also have the chance to test out the brilliant art they want to make here.
We want as many artists or groups who want to, 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.
If you have some work you would like to perform at this or future events, get in touch here.
This month…
By Diarmuid McLaughlin and Victoria McLaughlin
Sean is a brain surgeon who is in a coercive marriage with Ellen. Upon meeting a new cardiac surgeon at the hospital, Paige,h e becomes infatuated with her. Paige has her own issues as her partner is disinterested in any form of excitement in their life and goes through the motions day to day. After she leaves him and takes up a new post, she meets Sean and they begin dating. Paige is unaware until sometime later that Sean is married. They have various moments of 'will they, won't they' throughout the show, bringing in the theme of do we follow our heads or our hearts when it comes to love. In the Scratch segement, Sean has decided that he is going to leave his wife and be with Paige. Paige is reluctant to trust him after various back and forth over this idea but she gives him one final chance. Meanwhile, Sean's wife gives him an ultimatum, either he stays with her, or her father who runs the hospital will sack both Paige and Sean and have them blacklisted. Guilt ridden, Sean has to turn Paige down one final time.
By Omar Gunnoo
The Shooting is about a desperate father, John, who after making a fateful error, soon finds his life crashing down around him. Struggling to be heard, he is brought to the brink of despair. John has no choice, but to fight his way out...
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Show Info
In-Person
Venue: 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Access: Directly from Shaftesbury Square
Performance(s): Thursday 22nd May 2025
Doors: 7.30pm BST
Starts: 8:00pm BST (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.
£5 - WATCH IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£5 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you access to the live stream on the night.
£7 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE & LATER - 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.
