A Scratch Night with a Twist
The Scrap is NST's monthly Scratch and Jam night for new theatre in development. Every month we converge on The Others in Stoke Newington, where three brand-new, open-sourced script excerpts will be workshopped rapid-fire with a director and cast before a performance in the evening. We also throw in a rehearsed Scratch and some live music – just for kicks.
"Collaborative, thriving, ambitious"
"A crazy, intense, invaluable opportunity to test your theatre making and collaboration skills"
"Brilliant opportunity, friendly team, useful, fun, inspiring"
"In an ecosystem where these kinds of opportunities are starting to disappear, it creates a place where newcomers can try things out in a low stakes environment"
"You won't find a better group of people or a more exciting way to share work and meet other artists."
"Crucial to the continuation of new and accessible work by emerging London creatives."
The partnerships that have formed since. And the chance to see my work rehearsed and performed for the first time. I love love love that the whole thing is free - for working class creatives like myself, opportunities like this are finite but so important.
It’s such a wonderful day. There’s little commitment so struggling artists don’t need to book lots of time off work or put lots of money into the workshopping of the play.
"For collaboration, confidence building and testing new ideas. Because it takes place in one day it doesn’t require a lot of time commitment or coordinating between different people’s schedules so it’s an easy “way in” to theatre and good for networking."
"The Scrap is where I initially met collaborators and gained confidence in my voice that I produced my play Anthropocene at the Camden Fringe. Without The Scrap, I would not have thought of myself as a writer nor my work worthy of production. I met the directors and half my cast at The Scrap. Not only as collaborators on a piece, but through the large and varied theatrical community The Scrap creates. I owe my current career to The Scrap."
-- Ben Wendell, Playwright
The Scrap brings you a madcap evening of fast-paced theatrical gems from London's indie theatre scene.
See three mint-condition new scripts – hot off the press and freshly jammed – plus a development scratch and some hot hot live music entertainment.
It's genre-bending, it's loose, it's a heck of a lot of fun. It's also a communal hub where you can meet some art-folk, chat about what you're up to, and see what's cooking in the London theatre scene.
So whether you're participating or not, don't be a stranger:
COME AND SAY HEY!
The Scrap is open to everyone, run on a rolling submission basis.
The event has two key segments: the Scratch and the Jam.
For the Scratch, we look for submissions from ensembles wanting to share a section of a piece they've been developing independently. Pretty standard stuff – a platform to test ideas and get things up on their feet.
The Jam is a little different. We ask writers to send us a short excerpt of a text they're developing. We also take open submissions from directors and actors who want to get involved. Then we pair up a director with a text, cast the play, pull everyone together for four hours on the afternoon before the event and watch the sparks fly!
We also get some live music or comedy in to kick the night off with a bang. And you'll never guess: that's open-call as well
