SCRATCH an artistic itch at the Maltings Arts Theatre next Thursday, June 24, which is holding its first experimental “scratch” night as part of the St Albans Festival.

It will offer local professional artists the chance to present new ideas and extracts of work in every stage of development and then the audience will be invited to give feedback on what they have seen and heard.

Experimental as it is called aims to offer a platform to local artists working in theatre, film, performance art or dance to showcase their work and it gets underway at 8pm.

To appear apply to Lucy Godfrey outlining the project and with details about yourself at lucy.godfrey@stalbans.gov.uk or alternatively go to www.myspace.com/maltings or www.stalbans.gov.uk/mat