Traverse Theatre
- Box office 0131 228 1404
- General enquiries 0131 228 1404
- Website www.traverse.co.uk
The Traverse has been a key player in British theatre for 50 years as Scotland's long-standing home of new writing, although it's increasingly taking an interest in emerging writers. It's here that audiences got their first taste of playwrights such as Gregory Burke, Liz Lochhead and John Byrne, names now widely known to theatregoers. Part of the cluster of buildings forming the Lothian Road arts quarter, the theatre is in the basement of an office block next door to the Usher Hall. Beyond the large and popular bar and café are two performance spaces. Traverse 1 accommodates up to 350 people – although it feels much bigger – while Traverse 2, with seating for 100, recalls the company’s intimate former theatre in the Grassmarket. Specialising in UK and world premieres, the Traverse also has a busy line-up of visiting companies and hosts everything from children's theatre to puppetry and experimental music. Behind the scenes, it puts in a lot of work with up-and coming playwrights and runs a programme of workshops, classes, readings and discussions. It is one of the liveliest venues on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Events at this venue
There are 25 events at this location
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4PLAY - New Writing from 4 Edinburgh Playwrights
Presenting work from Katy Nixon, Mikey Burnett, Andrea McKenzie and Ruaraidh Murray.
Thu 30 Nov
Fri 1 Dec
Alicia Edelweiss
Alicia Edelweiss dances with her accordion and casts a spell over the audience with her remarkable vocal acrobatics
Mon 11 Dec
Battery Park
A play with live music from the writer/director of the 5 star Spuds and Crocodile Rock.
Thu 26 Oct
Fri 27 Oct
Corrie Dick
Corrie is the perfect drummer/percussionist… colouring each piece with precision, complex rhythms/techniques and visible enjoyment
Mon 23 Oct
Dean Owens & The Sinners
Owens sings with a dark majesty that matches the gigantic emotional pull of his songs… dirt caked desert noir
Mon 18 Dec
Hannah Rarity
Award-winning folk singer!
Mon 25 Sep
Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine
Boo and Heidi have recorded and toured together extensively, a concert not to be missed.
Mon 27 Nov
I, Daniel Blake
Dan is a carpenter. A Geordie through and through. Just on the mend after a heart attack. Katie has just arrived from London. Finally got a council house for her and the kids. A fresh start. I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important stories of a generation. A glimpse behind the headlines and the stark reality of what…
Tue 17 Oct
Wed 18 Oct
Thu 19 Oct
Learning To Fly
The story of a remarkable friendship with the scary old lady who lived in the spooky house on his street.
Fri 17 Nov
Sat 18 Nov
Lyre Lyre
A trio of hugely accomplished string players
Mon 13 Nov
Mark Thomas in England and Son
A one-man play written specifically for the award-winning political comedian Mark Thomas
Tue 5 Dec
Wed 6 Dec
Thu 7 Dec
Mike Vass
One of Scotland’s most thoughtful and exciting musicians
Mon 30 Oct
Moorcroft
Written and directed by Eilidh Loan. A Tron Theatre Production in association with National Theatre of Scotland. A team. A team of wit? A team of players. A bunch of mates coming the gither to huv a kick aboot. Wits new? Garry’s turned 50 but doesn’t feel like celebrating. Exhausted from years spent wrapped in regret, he…
Tue 24 Oct
Wed 25 Oct
New Focus
Award-winning piano-saxophone team Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wiszniewski’s New Focus: The Classical Connection
Mon 4 Dec
One of Two
One-man comedy-drama about two twins growing up with cerebral palsy
Wed 27 Sep
Thu 28 Sep
Page2Stage: More Pages
Page2Stage is invading the Traverse to bring you our block buster sequel: More Pages!
Tue 10 Oct
Pierre Schryer & Séan Gray
A crème de la crème pairing.
Mon 16 Oct
Salt House
A mainstay of the folk scene for a decade
Mon 6 Nov
Same Team - A Street Soccer Story
A joyful, uplifting story of a team coming together to win the ultimate prize
Fri 8 Dec
Sat 9 Dec
Tue 12 Dec
Savourna Stevenson & Steve Kettley
Prepare to be enchanted
Mon 2 Oct
Soundhouse - Kazutoki Umezo Kiki Band
If you listen the rhythm, you'll feel rock music, and if you follow the melody you feel like you are listening to roots music.
Tue 24 Oct
Soundhouse - Noushy 4tet
A modern jazz quartet led by trombonist and vocalist Anoushka Nanguy
Mon 9 Oct
Tenement Jazz Band ft. Nicole Smit
Giving one hope that the future of traditional jazz is in good hands
Mon 20 Nov
Woman Walking
A beautifully poignant play from acclaimed playwright Slyvia Dow
