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

Shielders, Traverse Theatre Co, Edinburgh 27^th August – 9^th September 2020.
Crocodile Fever 23^rd August 2019.
Meek, Headlong 31^st July – 26^th August 2018.
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.
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.
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.
Traverse Live! 23^rd August 2010.
Martin Creed – Ballet Work No. 1020 3^rd – 15^th August 2010.
Orphans, Paines Plough started 31^st July 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.
Finished With Engines, Arches Theatre Company 31^st July – 10^th August 2008.
Nocturne, Almeida Theatre Company 31^st July – 10^th August 2008.
Nova Scotia, Traverse Theatre Co, Edinburgh 29^th April – 24^th May 2008.
Four Nights in Knaresborough, Traverse Theatre Co, Edinburgh 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.
Further than the Furthest Thing, National Theatre and Tron Theatre, Glasgow co-production started 6^th August 2000.
Gravity, Edinburgh International Festival 7^th – 10^th June 2000.
The Reel of the Hanged Man 29^th March – 2^nd April 2000.
Abandonment, Traverse Theatre Co, Edinburgh 11^th July – ? 2000.
Mr Puntila & His Man Matti, Almeida Theatre and The Right Size 14^th August – 5^th September 1998.
Disco Pigs, Corcadorca started 7^th August 1997.
Asylum! Asylum!, Wiseguise 19^th – 23^rd April 1995.
Brilliant Traces, Diva 5^th – 9^th April 1995.
Marisol, Traverse Theatre Co, Edinburgh 3^rd – 26^th March 1995.

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

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