Rogue Works grew out of Bocadalupa’s desire to provide themselves and other Bristol performers across a wide discipline an opportunity to take creative risks and gain valuable feedback for new work or new creative direction. It was inspired by “Twelve Minutes Max”, of On the Boards Theatre in Seattle, USA and is similar in ethos to the now very popular Scratch Nights at Battersea Arts Centre in London.

Rogue Works has been produced three times in Bristol since 2000. First, in the Bristol Old Vic basement, second as part of the first Mayfest at the Bristol New Vic studio (and entitled Bite Nite because if was a slight variation on form…) and most recently at the Tobacco Factory.

Rogue Works is curated and produced by Bocadalupa who sometimes also present new work. Artists for Rogue Works are chosen to represent a range of activity within Bristol’s professional performing arts community and have included Clive Andrews, Alyson Sarah Hallett and Fiona Hamilton, Janis Claxton and Cinzia Sperou Gloekler, Aggelika Spetseri, Brenda Waite, Tom Marshman, Brink of Distinction, Peter Reynolds, Dan Danson, Full Beam Visual Theatre, Frasier Hooper, Rob Mitchell, Wayne Middlemist and Darren Hoskins, The Special Guests and a bear.