They have demands, they have plans and they have guns. They are making the sentence fit the crime. Scratcher is a farce about a farce that gets even more farcical by the day. On a rainy Tuesday morning in a non descript social welfare office, six twenty somethings step out from behind the statistics and bring the live registrar to life.

Devious Theatre were born in 2006 due to an overwhelming need to entertain. They spend their time rehearsing in kitchens and buildings they managed to get keys cut for. Their artistic credo is mostly ADHD based and fairly guerrilla. To this end, their goal is to kidnap as many young people away from gigs and cinemas and pubs and drag them to the theatre. They can bring their own cans if they want.

Tickets bought online via DeviousTheatre.com and EventBrite.com are valid for Kilkenny performances only. Tickets for Scratcher as part of The Theatre Machine Turns You On: Volume II can be purchased directly from ProjectArtsCentre.ie (for February 17th performance).

Kilkenny Arts Office

The Kilkenny Arts Office is located at No. 76 John Street, formerly Meubles Furniture. The arts office is a wheelchair accessible space with access to the theatre from the main entrance on John Street. There may be limited on-street parking on John Street (running in both directions). In terms of parking, the Arts Office is located a minute's walk from Kilkenny County Library parking on John's Quay and two minutes from Dunnes Stores car park. For more details on the Arts Office and its activities, click here.

Running Time

The estimated running time for Scratcher in Kilkenny is 55 minutes and as such, there will be no interval during the performance.

Language / Audience Rating

Strong, coarse language is used throughout the production. We are advising a minimum age of 16 years, with parental discretion or accompaniment at younger ages.