Scratch Night preston takes place on March 19, 2025 at The Ferret, preston. Tickets are £6 from Skiddle here.

(Running order to be confirmed on the night)

PERFORMANCE
Hatty Ashton & Anthony Haddon
Big Chickens, Big Poo – An audience with Dr Jane Cluckall

Dr Jane Cluckall, chicken libber and activist, is interviewed about her latest film “Uber Huhne” documenting the true events leading to the mysterious disappearance of her chickens who accidently dropped into a hole and landed in a system of Medieval tunnels. In the retelling of this tale Dr Cluckall will faithfully represent all the chickens in their glorious individual characteristics and tell you what happened when they met the Uber Huhne under the ground. 

Question Hatty and Anthony would like to ask audience about the performance:
Would you like to see the full version of Uber Huhne?

Social media: @anthonyhaddon1928 

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SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMANCE
Stella Aster

Question Stella would like to ask audience about the performance:
How did you feel? What did you like and didn’t like?

Social media: @stella.aster.92

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COMEDY PERFOMANCE
Cheekykita
Batshit

A woman half bat lived in the woods in Manchester with different characters. A clowny show with songs, dancing and audience interaction. Very silly.

Question Cheekylita would like to ask audience about the performance:
Any ideas? What could the story be? Improvements? 

Social media: @cheekykita1

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SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMANCE
Louise Fazackerley
Cats Don’t Cry/Are Cats The Cure?

For people who love facts about cats or like The Cure or people who wonder if they should cry more or less or more.

Question Louise would like to ask audience about the performance:
Are you interested in this?  What would you like to find out about cats or The Cure or me? What’s a better name? ‘Cats Don’t Cry?’ Or ‘Are Cats The Cure?’

Social media: @louisethepoet

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SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMANCE
Harley Keasey
Labyrinth

How does a young woman navigate life with a chronically ill body? How far can she go alone? 
Labyrinth is an exploration of a young woman lost in a maze of chronic illness and disability myths. What happens when she’s turning left, turning right? Will she ever see the light? So take 1 step forward and 10 steps back to see yourself lost in the labyrinth, lost in the trap.
Harley Keasey is a feminist theatre maker, performance and spoken word artist based between the North West and the Midlands. Her work is highly political and focuses on the feminist issues of today.

Question Harley would like to ask audience about the performance:
How did you previously view people with chronic illnesses? How do you view them now? 

Social media: @harleykeasey_pa @harley_keasey

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THEATRE PERFORMANCE
Maya Ozolina
Everything Is Poetry

Question Maya would like to ask audience about the performance:
Do you like poetry? Do you think it should be incorporated in theatre?

Social media: @mayaozolina

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THEATRE PERFORMANCE
Dean Wallace
An Audience at the Asylum

The audience is transported into the room of Mr Allan Edgar, inmate at Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, Middlesex, in the year 1872. Mr Edgar proceeds to recount the terrible crime which led to his indefinite committal in the Asylum. The performance is based on the short story, The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe.

Question Dean would like to ask audience about the performance:
Did you enjoy it?

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