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Fine Mess Theatre presents

Bites & Scratches

Bites & Scratches is a biannual London new-writing night. It’s designed to give a platform  to emerging as well as established playwrights. 

Each Bites & Scratches showcases 6 extracts of brand new work. In its third iteration since 2014, Fine Mess Theatre have supported 15 playwrights in developing never-before-seen work for vital audience feedback. These include award-winners Karla Crome, Anna Jordan, Rob Hayes, Sarah Page and Camilla Whitehill, never showcasing the same playwright twice. 

The Bites & Scratches line-up announced:

  • Duncan Gates - Above 
  • Adam Hughes - Login Error 
  • Elena Procopiu - Demons 
  • James Stone - Same Difference 
  • Daniel Ward - The Canary & The Crow 

About Fine Mess Theatre 

Fine Mess do new writing, taking their own award-winning productions all over the UK. Alongside their Bites & Scratches programme, they continue their support of one new writer annually with Bites & Scratches: Choice Cuts, supporting their development of a full draft with R&D space and a performed reading. Fine Mess are co-producing the premiere production of the very first Choice Cut - Octopus, by Afsaneh Gray. Octopus previews at The Old Red Lion 22-24 July before premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe in August at Assembly.