Scratch Cabaret Programme | 15 December
Welcome to Scratch Cabaret 2025
We’re thrilled to present an experimental showcase by our talented BA3 students, in their final year of training on our BA (Hons) Degree in Circus Arts — we hope you enjoy the show!
Pearls, Heels and Pole
A glamorous transformation unfolds as she gets ready to hit the stage—velvet vibes, cheeky flirt, and then into the spotlight.
Alex Kyriacou (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Pole
Other skills: Aerial Silks, Aerial Hoop, and Contortion
Chic
A high-energy and stylish performance that fuses the worlds of hoop and dance into one captivating performance with a touch of sass in every move.
Amelia Rosier (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Hoop
Other skills: Acrobatics and Dance
Welcome To My Fiesta!
Inspired by the infamous cat vigilante, Puss in Boots, this high-energy act will have you livin’ la vida loca! Wearing his infectiously charming personality (and of course, THE BOOTS), he will welcome everyone to the fiesta!
Alanna Clay (she/her)
Discipline: Dance Trapeze
Other skills: Aerial Hoop, Contortion, Handbalancing, Aerial Hammock, Straps and Musical Theatre
Red-punzel
Join red headed Rapunzel as she sheds her locks and finds freedom. Get ready to let down your hair and get tangled in this world of silks.
Vida Blenkhorn (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Silks
Other skills: Aerial skills, Partner Acrobatics, Juggling and Unicycling
Magical Michael
I’m sure you all know what it’s like when one is just a bachelor looking for a partner… I’m looking for someone who knows how to ride, ideally without even falling off! Maybe one of you can ride it, my pony… 😉
Niamh Mason-Butcher (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Straps
Other skills: Aerial Skills
Zella
Zella is a mysteriously mischievous clown. With her clever, flirtatious ways, she elegantly puppeteers the hearts of her sweet victims.
Glamour
Prepare to watch a routine that’s as strong as it is captivating. This act is a celebration of fierce femininity blending powerful movement, undeniable confidence and theatrical flare.
Expect high energy, dramatic performance and an unshakeable sense of self-worth.
Millie Grace (she/her)
Discipline: Hand balancing
Other skills: Acrobatics, Dance and Aerial skills
Stakeout!Â
Rachel Bea Raynes
Discipline: Rope
Other skills: Doubles Trapeze and Group Acrobatics
I Don't Belong Here
Paris, 1950s. The cabaret pulses with music and soft laughter, the air shimmering with anticipation. A showgirl steps into the spotlight, her costume catching every glint of light as she spins and soars. But when the performance ends, everything shifts.
What follows feels strangely intimate, an explosive shard of truth and raw power not meant for audience eyes – the sudden realisation that she no longer belongs in this glittering world. And as she takes one final flight, the intensity dissolves into a quiet woven with both loss and liberation – the truth of leaving behind a world that can no longer hold her.
Leah Cash (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Hoop
Other skills: Cyr wheel, Aerial Cyr wheel, Straps, Trapeze, Silks, Rope, Aerial pole, Hand-to-hand, Acrobatics, Hand balancing, Piano, and Descant recorder
Spice up your life!
A celebration of friendship and fun, this dazzling dance trapeze act is inspired by the unstoppable energy of the Spice Girls.
As Ginger Spice flies high above you expect exciting choreography, a glittery costume, girl power and just when you thought it couldn’t get any spicier a guest appearance from Sporty, Posh, Baby and Scary. Filled with nostalgia, this act celebrates girlhood, individuality and being unapologetically yourself. So, get ready to sing, dance, clap and most importantly get ready to zig-a-zig-ah!
Katie Jenkins (she/they)
Discipline: Trapeze
Other skills: Group Acrobatics, Aerial Hoop, Contemporary Dance and Musical Theatre
Catwalk criminal
With a flash of claws and a flip of blue hair, she attacks the pole like a rooftop chase. Fast spins, sharp hits—pure feline power unleashed.
Walleska Moran (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Pole
Other skills: Chinese Pole and Pole Dancing
Dancing Queen in flight
In this Mamma Mia inspired straps act, Donna and the Dynamos turn upside down and spin into a whirlwind of sequins, flying and dancing!
Expect a soundtrack with some of ABBA’s most iconic hits! Strap in whilst the dancing queens take flight!
Lauren Gibbs (she/her)
with Millie Turley and Alex Kyriacou
Discipline: Aerial Straps
Other skills: Aerial silks and Dance
Honey, Hold Still
Hand-to-hand acrobatics steeped in romance and danger: inspired by Twin Peak’s Chantal and Hutch, this duo act channels trailer-park lovers / killers, and plenty of snacks.
Discipline: Hand-to-hand
Keepin’ It Country
Put on your best cowboy hat and your dancing boots, and get ready for some country fun. This upbeat act combines aerial hoop with line dancing for a lively western time. So lose your blues and cut footloose!
Tamsin Bowles (she/her)
Discipline: Aerial Hoop
Other skills: Silks, Dance Trapeze, Lollipop Hoop, Hammock Silk, Acro, Juggling
Crew
Katharine Arnold – Producer
Adrian Porter – Producer
Nathan Price – MC
Macy Fenwick and Rhiannon Murphy – Technical Assistance
Jessica Ricci, Toby Ison, and Katy Lowe – Lighting
We’ve always been passionate about ensuring our students have high-quality opportunities to perform their work and donations have helped us continue to produce these shows. But, as with many producing theatres in recent times, the cost of delivery has rapidly increased, and it now costs us roughly £100,000 every year to put on our student productions.
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