Scratchworks Theatre Company

🌿 Calling all curious minds, creative spirits and wild explorers 🌿 Join us for WILD KEEP WEEKEND at Hedingham Castle this May Bank Holiday for a celebration of nature, heritage and traditional craft in one of Essex’s beautiful historic estates, in partnership with Essex Wildlife Trust. 🌿 SUNDAY 3rd & MONDAY 4th MAY 🌿 The Mushroom Show will be performing on both days at 1pm! From hands-on workshops, craft stalls & demos, to storytelling, shows & live music (plus much more!), it’s a chance to slow down, reconnect with nature and discover something new in the great outdoors. 🎟️ Book your tickets via the link in our bio #essex #essexevents #outdoorlearning #outdoortheatre #FamilyTheatre

THE MUSHROOM SHOW 🍄 Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May, 1pm 🍄 Meet Augustine Fogwoode - she's on a quest to make sure everyone knows about the brilliance of fungi: their amazing abilities and scientific superpowers. But it’s just her and her pal Goldie. She might just need a few more fun-guys to make it happen. Join the party at WILD KEEP WEEKEND and discover how fungi grow, connect and help the natural world, including us humans. Packed full of interactive games, playful music and lots of laughs for all the family, The Mushroom Show is one person's mission to build a community… and maybe it’ll become your mission too? Access included with all Entry Passes. 📷 @scratchworkstc

🍄'The Mushroom Show' is back on tour! 🎉🎊 Check out our tour dates across the summer.... Link in our bio for tickets Touring with @hedinghamcastle @applausetouring @longfieldhall @poundarts @exeternorthcott @swindonsummerbowl @thoringtontheatre @chyanculturalcentre #FamilyTheatre #fungi #TheMushroomShow #themushroomshow #scratchworkstheatrecompany #familyshow #fungilove #touringtheatre #mushroomsofinstagram

Want to GET INVOLVED with the development of a brand new Scratchworks show?!🎨🎭 We are searching for participants (women aged 70+), local to Exeter, who are interested in helping us with some research for a new theatre project. THANK YOU for all the shares so far! Spaces are still available for people to sign up 😊 We've had some amazing feedback from recent community projects which we're really proud to share: "Scratchworks is a company with a deep and genuine love for the art they create. Their passion and dedication to creativity are palpable, making it a truly enjoyable experience to work with them. Their kindness and compassion are evident in how they treat everyone around them.” Feminist Fusion Plymouth “Sian and Alice embraced each and every idea from the women, which gained the women's trust and built a foundation for them to feel comfortable, included and safe” Women’s Support Centre Surrey Join us on Thursday 23rd April at the Barnfield Theatre Exeter, for a friendly and welcoming group discussion, looking back on life in the 1970s. Share stories and enjoy a cuppa! You can sign up via Eventbrite link in our bio Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided. If you have any questions about the session, please email us at [email protected] We are also looking for people who are willing to take part in 1-to-1 interviews, so please contact us! #exeter #womensstories #womenshistory #1970shistory #SouthWestTheatreMakers

#Exeter CALL-OUT for RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS!! Please share with anyone who might be interested 🙂 We are searching for women (aged 70+), local to Exeter, who are interested in helping us with some research! Join us for a friendly and welcoming group discussion, looking back on life in the 1970s. Share stories and enjoy a cuppa! ☕️ Spaces are limited, so please sign up via Eventbrite (Link in our bio) Thursday 23 April 2026 10.30am- 12.30pm at the Barnfield Theatre Barnfield Road, EX1 1SN What's the project? We are researching women’s experiences in the 1970s around the time of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act: the law that allowed women to open a bank account without a man’s signature. We want to explore women’s relationship with money and how it’s relevant today. What will the event involve? Our team from Scratchworks Theatre will run a friendly and welcoming session. We will host a discussion circle where anyone is welcome to share their memories from the 1970s and reflect on how the 1975 Act impacted their lives. We are aware that talking about finances can be a taboo subject! Part of the project is about overcoming that taboo and encouraging more engagement with financial literacy. Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided. Spaces are limited, so please sign up via Eventbrite (Link in our bio) If you have any questions about the session, please email us at [email protected] We are also looking for people who are willing to take part in 1-to-1 interviews, so please contact us! #exeter #womensstories #womenshistory #1970shistory

🌟THE MUSHROOM SHOW IS BACK! 🌟 🍄 AND our first show of 2026 will be 📅 SUNDAY 22 MARCH @ 2pm at📍Braunton Parish Hall 🍄 Tickets are still available so reserve your seats at @braunton.library We'll see young on Sunday for a fungitastic afternoon! 💃

We are partnering with 6 fantastic organisations supporting women from vulnerable or marginalised groups. @phoenixrisingcic_survivors @feministfusion @thepickwellfoundation @colabexeter @womenssupportcentresurrey @treviwomen @farnhammaltings ‘Women & Wildness’ workshops offer participants an opportunity to explore what wildness means to them via theatre-based activities, creative writing, collage making, group singing and movement. We can't wait to share more creative updates from our sessions! Photos by Emily Appleton @swtheatrephoto oto Our project was made possible thanks to #NationalLottery players @tnlcommunityfund

We are so pleased to announce that we have been awarded a National Lottery Awards for All Grant! We are working with 6 brilliant organisations to bring 'Women & Wildness' workshops to vulnerable and marginalised women's groups. We are proud to say that our workshops are inclusive to all women and our facilitators have attended a fantastic training day from @genderedintelligence on Trans & Non-Binary Awareness. Our first workshops took place in Plymouth in partnership with @feministfusion . We moved, we sang, we howled and stamped. We came together with curiosity and stepped into wildness with a playful spirit. Thanks to all those who joined us! We can't wait to share this experience with more participants this Spring. Photos by Emily Appleton @swtheatrephoto Our project was made possible thanks to #NationalLottery players @tnlcommunityfund

The Snowbeast ❄️ Puppetry, live experiments and a female-led cast bringing science to life on stage. ✍️ Full review including an interview with cast member Alice Higginson-Clarke now available on The Doughnut. 🔗 Link in bio #theatre #journalism #uk #thesnowbeast #scratchworkstheatre

Hear a few words from yesterday’s toughest critics of The Snow Beast ❄️ The Snow Beast runs at The Quad Theatre until 24th December There’s still time to come and see it for yourself!

FINAL WEEK of THE SNOW BEAST! With 11 more shows, there's still time to join this epic, scientific & wintery adventure! ❄️🏔🎄 link in our bio for tickets

It’s been wonderful welcoming so many young scientists, teachers and families to The Quad Theatre to experience the magic of The Snow Beast. We have loved hearing your reactions to the show! If you’ve enjoyed the show, we’d love you to share your experience with others who might enjoy it too! The Snow Beast runs until 24th December, with performances still to come — there’s still time to experience the adventure ❄️