GSA presents BA Acting Scratch Season 2022

Saturday 28^th May 2022

2pm - The Queer Exploits of a Straight Woman (Off Kilter)

A one-person show performed by Ruth Sparkes

Director/Movement: Elly Casey

'How do you start your dating life from scratch at the age of 25? A light-hearted and truthful insight into growing up a little bit gay.'

4pm - Pancake (Turntable Theatre)                                                                               

A one-person show performed by Brodie Husband

Wednesday 1^st June 2022

4.30pm - This is not a play about hating my dad (SADBOIS Entertainment)

Performed by Tómas Howser, Harrie Jenson, Will Pierson

‘This is not a play about hating my dad, is exactly as the title suggests. It is not a play but an exploration of the father/son dynamic from the perspective of the son and was conceived from the shared experiences of three young men from different backgrounds.’

7.30pm - Bound (Three Bees Company)                                          

Performed by Lucy Brown, Luke Bromley, and Tom Baker

'Emily wasn't surprised when John proposed – it’s just the next step in their three year relationship. Flowers are picked, bands are booked, plans are made. As the big day suddenly looms close their secure connection is put under strain and fruitcake, family and a very expensive hog roast seem to be the only things keeping them together.

It’s going to be the happiest day of their lives. Isn’t it?

A whimsical exploration of marriage, tradition, family and fear, Bound navigates the ancestral power that weddings hold and asks how a relationship can survive when confronted with its most intimate flaws.'

Thursday 2^nd June 2022

1pm - Bound (Three Bees Company)

Performed by Lucy Brown, Luke Bromley, and Tom Baker

'Emily wasn't surprised when John proposed – it’s just the next step in their three year relationship. Flowers are picked, bands are booked, plans are made. As the big day suddenly looms close their secure connection is put under strain and fruitcake, family and a very expensive hog roast seem to be the only things keeping them together.

It’s going to be the happiest day of their lives. Isn’t it?

A whimsical exploration of marriage, tradition, family and fear, Bound navigates the ancestral power that weddings hold and asks how a relationship can survive when confronted with its most intimate flaws.'

4.30pm - The 20 Somethings’ Shit Show (Evolva)

Erin Niven (Writer/Director/Actor), Maddie White (Actor/Writer/Movement Director), Sophie Maher (Writer/Director/Actor), Kelsey Savannah (Actor/Writer/Movement Director)

7.30pm - Recently Deleted (All Trades Theatre)                         

Performed by Temisan Nunu and Vanshika Rajeev

'Recently Deleted tackles a sibling relationship, regret, and the disposability of memories. The play takes place inside Natasha's phone as she sorts her photo gallery and is forced to confront the past to come to terms with her emotions.'

Friday 3^rd June 2022

1pm - Recently Deleted (All Trades Theatre)                      

Performed by Temisan Nunu and Vanshika Rajeev

'Recently Deleted tackles a sibling relationship, regret, and the disposability of memories. The play takes place inside Natasha's phone as she sorts her photo gallery and is forced to confront the past to come to terms with her emotions.'

4.30pm - The Malarkey Chronicles (The Malarkey Makers)

A rehearsed reading presented by Caitlin O’Donnell, Tom Kiteley, Alisia Buekenhoudt, Joseph Beach, Elliott Samuels, Ollie J Edwards, Elly Casey, Daniel Gosling

'A vibrant collection of scenes, moments and slices of life exploring the many dynamics of living with autism, the diversity within neurodiversity & the many impossible questions that appear when we finally start listening to each other.'

Saturday 4^th June 2022

1pm - Meat (Makeshift)                      

A film by Renate Pettersen (Director), George Ryder (PM/Sound/LX), Aaron Hodgetts (Score/DOP)

2pm - Heat or Eat (DJ Damn)

A film by Joseph Mabena, Nedum Okonyia, Mike O, Duncan Wallin, Dexter Haysler, Alisia Buekenhoudt

4.30pm - By the Grace of God (Fated Queen)   

Brodie Husband (Actor/Music), Katie Emanuel (Actor/Music), Meg Watson (Actor/Movement Dir/Music), Emily Prosser-Davies (Actor/PM/Marketing/Designer), Scarlett Briggs-Lewis (Actor/Writer), Emily Dilworth (Writer), Ida Palo (Actor/Writer/Photographer)

"I thought we were supposed to be nice to everyone?"

"So did I. Until they started killing us for less"

Fated Queen is a company that works to make theatre that is interesting for women to watch and be in. They are currently exploring ideas for their new piece By the Grace of God, a story set within the confines of a convent. The work shared during Scratch is the beginnings of this, where the company are looking to engage with the audiences’ responses in order to develop the piece further. Looking at the length that guilt, fear, and boredom will drive individuals to, the company encourages feedback after the show as to how people think the story may be concluded.