Traverse Theatre

Scotland’s new writing theatre, is the festival’s most prestigious home of serious drama’ (New York Times) and a multiple Fringe First and Herald Angel award winner. The legendary Traverse Bar Cafe offers high quality food and drink 09:00 ’til late.

Past productions

Woman Walking, Sylvian Productions 20^th – 21^st October 2023.
Shielders, Traverse Theatre Company 27^th August – 9^th September 2020.
Strange Tales, Grid Iron and Traverse Theatre 30^th November – 21^st December 2019.
Crocodile Fever 23^rd August 2019.
Stuff, Sylvian Productions 6^th – 7^th November 2018.
Meek, Headlong 31^st July – 26^th August 2018.
Ulster American, Traverse Theatre 28^th July – 26^th August 2018.
The Air that Carries the Weight, Stellar Quines 24^th – 26^th March 2016.
The Straw Chair, Borderline Theatre Company and Hirtle 23^rd – 25^th April 2015.
The Static, ThickSkin 13^th – 14^th September 2012.
The Wheel, National Theatre of Scotland 28^th July – 28^th August 2011.
Knives in Hens, National Theatre of Scotland 7^th – 11^th June 2011.
Girl X, National Theatre of Scotland 4^th – 13^th March 2011.
Not So Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo 2^nd – 29^th August 2010.
Girl in the Yellow Dress 5^th – 29^th August 2010.
While You Lie 5^th – 29^th August 2010.
Freefall 6^th – 29^th August 2010.
Teenage Riot 17^th – 29^th August 2010.
Speechless 5^th – 29^th August 2010.
My Romantic History 5^th – 29^th August 2010.
Roadkill 7^th – 29^th August 2010.
Impossible Things Before Breakfast 18^th – 29^th August 2010.
En Route 3^rd – 29^th August 2010.
Penelope 5^th – 29^th August 2010.
Author 6^th – 29^th August 2010.
It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later 10^th – 29^th August 2010.
Traverse Live! 23^rd August 2010.
Martin Creed – Ballet Work No. 1020 3^rd – 15^th August 2010.
What We Know, Ek Performance and Traverse Theatre 19^th – 27^th February 2010.
Orphans, Paines Plough started 31^st July 2009.
The Mother Ship, Birmingham Repertory Company 25^th March 2008 – 29^th March 2009.
66a Church Road – A Lament, Made of Memories and Kept in Suitcases , Higgledy Piggledy Enterprises 6^th – 24^th August 2008.
Slick, Vox Motus & Tron Theatre 12^th – 24^th August 2008.
Fall, Traverse Theatre Company 2^nd – 24^th August 2008.
Deep Cut, Sherman Cymru 31^st July – 24^th August 2008.
New Electric Ballroom, Druid 30^th July – 24^th August 2008.
Once and for All We’re Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen, Ontroerend Goed, Kopergietery & Richard Jordan Productions 12^th – 24^th August 2008.
Pornography, Traverse Theatre Company & Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company 28^th July – 24^th August 2008.
Terminus, Abbey Theatre Dublin 1^st – 24^th August 2008.
Free Outgoing, Royal Court Theatre International Playwrights – A Genesis Project 31^st July – 24^th August 2008.
Architecting, The TEAM & National Theatre of Scotland Workshop 31^st July – 24^th August 2008.
Encounters 2, Traverse Theatre Company 18^th August 2008.
Encounters, Traverse Theatre Company 11^th August 2008.
Nocturne, Almeida Theatre Company 31^st July – 10^th August 2008.
Finished With Engines, Arches Theatre Company 31^st July – 10^th August 2008.
Nova Scotia, Traverse Theatre Company 29^th April – 24^th May 2008.
Four Nights in Knaresborough, Traverse Theatre Company 30^th September – 2^nd October 2004.
One Minute, ATC and Sheffield Theatres 3^rd – 6^th March 2004.
Tiny Dynamite, Contact Theatre Company, Frantic Assembly, and Paines Plough 3^rd – 25^th August 2001.
Gagarin Way, National Theatre Studio in assocation with the Traverse Theatre started 12^th July 2001.

Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED

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