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A range of performance pieces taking an alternative look at the festive season will be presented at the December Scratch@Fruit event which takes place on Tuesday 13th December.

The now-regular script-in-hand performances of new writing for the stage will take place at Fruit, on Humber Street. The evening – christened 'alt.Christmas' by organisers - will contain excerpts and stand alone pieces by at least six writers. Each piece has a running time of approximately ten minutes.

Hull-born, Yorkshire-based playwright Dave Windass, who curates the evening, said: “We've encouraged writers to take a different look at the festive season and to try and get away from all those hackneyed, cliched, Christmas-fueled observations that fill stages, screens and airwaves at this time of year.

“That said, none of us is Scrooge so I'm optimistic that we'll have an evening of fun and entertainment and there's a good chance we'll be giving away mince pies too.”

Writers, actors, other theatre practitioners and interested audience members will also get the chance to network throughout the evening and performing arts and writing opportunities will be announced from the stage between plays.

The evening is produced by award-winning Ensemble 52 – the resident theatre company at the Humber Street venue. Performers are drawn from the local area.

Scratch@Fruit aims to showcase new pieces of work for the theatre and reveal the creative process to audience members. Audiences are invited to provide feedback to theatre makers and play an active and ongoing role in the development of the work.

Scratch@Fruit #6 takes place on Tuesday 13th December. Door open at 7pm with the first performance at 7.30pm. Tickets, priced at £3, are available on the door and also in advance from the Fruit website www.fruitspace.co.uk (booking fee applies).

Anyone interested in getting involved in future Scratch@Fruit nights should email the organisers at info@scratch-theatre.co.uk