News

  • Reading of strangers, babies in Istanbul

    25 Jan 2012

    Linda McLean is in Istanbul today for a reading of her play strangers, babies, which was first produced by the Traverse in 2007. Part of the New Text New Theatre project, the reading of st ... read more

  • manipulate Visual Theatre Festival 2012

    24 Jan 2012

    Visual Theatre can be anything from puppetry and physical theatre to animation and film, and we're delighted to be hosting some of the best examples of these art forms at the manipulate festival ... read more

  • IASH / Traverse Creative Fellowship

    10 Jan 2012

    We are delighted to announce our continued partnership with Edinburgh University's Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities in a Creative Fellowship to be based within the University. IASH ... read more

  • Spring Summer brochure out now

    6 Jan 2012

    Our Spring Summer brochure has just arrived at the Theatre. Copies should be hitting doorsteps in the next few days. In the meantime, you can pick one up from the Traverse, take a look at an on ... read more

  • Midsummer Australian Tour 2012

    5 Jan 2012

    One of our best-loved and most travelled works of recent years is on the road again. Midsummer will begin an Australian tour as the international highlight of Sydney Theatre Company's 2012 Mai ... read more

  • Christmas Opening Times

    21 Dec 2011

    The Traverse Theatre box office and Bar Café will be closed from 2.30pm on 24 December to 10am on Wednesday 4 January.  Tickets can still be booked online. The administration office will ... read more

  • Spring Season Announced

    5 Dec 2011

    We're delighted to announce our Spring Season 2012, six jam-packed months featuring the best new drama, writing events and dance. We also welcome our new Artistic Director, Orla O'Loughlin, to ... read more

  • la nuit intime get in - Bar closing early.

    17 Nov 2011

    The Traverse Bar closes early today as BalletLORENT begin to transform it for la nuit intime Bar opening hours will be 11.00am to 2.30pm on Thursday 17, Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November.&nbsp ... read more

  • Traverse Autumn Festival

    24 Oct 2011

    The Traverse Autumn Festival kicks off from 18 November. For the third year, we'll be presenting the very best in live performance, from the worlds of dance, visual theatre, contemporary classic ... read more

  • West Port Book Festival

    10 Oct 2011

    The West Port Book Festival kicks off this week from 13 - 16 Oct. Four days of free literary events around the city of Edinburgh, for people with a passion for books, bookshops and fun. Over ... read more