MIDSUMMER
(a play with songs)

by David Greig & Gordon McIntyre
Traverse Theatre Company in association with Cork Midsummer Festival

It's Midsummer's weekend in Edinburgh. It's raining. Two thirty-somethings are sitting in a New Town bar waiting for something to turn up. He's a failing car salesman on the fringes of the city's underworld and she's a high powered divorce lawyer with a taste for other people's husbands. She's out of his league and he's not her type at all. They absolutely should not sleep together. Ever Ever.

Which is why they do.

Midsummer (a play with songs) is the story of Bob and Helena and a great lost weekend of bridge burning, car chases, wedding bust-ups, bondage miscalculations, midnight trysts and horrible hungover self-loathing misery.

Featuring Cora Bissett and Matthew Pidgeon as the ill-advised love match, Midsummer is a quirky, charming love story by one of Scotland's leading playwrights, David Greig and top Edinburgh singer/songwriter, Gordon McIntyre.

We are delighted to be reviving this 'seductive little two-hander' (Daily Telegraph) after its sell-out run at the Traverse during autumn 2008 in Edinburgh and straight from a hit tour of Ireland, Scotland and Canada.

Midsummer is supported by

 

Where to see Midsummer On Tour

IRELAND    |    SCOTLAND  |  CANADA

IRELAND

Cork Midsummer Festival
Half Moon Theatre
Dates & Times: Wed 24 - Sun 28 June 8.30pm (Sat 27 June 3pm & 8.30pm)
Tickets: ¤16/¤12/¤55 for 5 Festival shows Box Office: 0214 273 944 Festival
Box Office, Triskel Arts Centre www.corkmidsummer.com
Limerick
Belltable Arts Centre, 36 Cecil Street
Dates & Times: Tue 30 June - Wed 1 July 8pm
Tickets: ¤18 (¤15 concessions) Groups and Early Bird ¤15
Box Office: 061 319 866 boxoffice@belltable.ie
Tralee
Teach Siasma na Carraige, Ballydavid
Dates & Time: Fri 3 July 8pm Tickets: ¤15 (¤12 concessions)
Box Office: 066 712 3055
Cork - Kinsale
Kinsale Arts Week, Municipal Hall, Kinsale
Dates & Times: Tue 14 - Thu 16 July 7.30pm
Tickets: ¤18 Box Office: 0214 700 877 www.kinsaleartsweek.com

SCOTLAND

Hawick
Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, Hawick
Date & Time: Thur 9 July 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions)
Box Office: 01450 360 688 Visit Scotland Borders, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, Hawick www.thebooth.co.uk
Dumfries
Theatre Royal, 66-68 Shakespeare Street
Date & Time: Fri 10 July 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions)
Box Office: 01387 254209 Barnstorm Records, Queensberry Street www.theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk
Moffat
Old Well Theatre, Garden Cottage, Old Well Road
Date & Time: Sat 11 July 8pm
Tickets: £8
Box Office: 01683 220554 The Wine Shop, Well Street, Moffat www.oldwelltheatre.co.uk
Gairloch
Gairloch Community Centre, Achtercaim
Date & Time: Tue 21 July 7.30pm
Tickets: £7, (£5 concessions), Children £2
Box Office: Eden Court 01463 234 234 www.westcoastarts.co.uk
Ardross
Ardross Hall, Easter Ross
Date & Time: Thur 23 July 8pm
Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions)
Box Office: 01349 880591 (answer phone) Eden Court 01463 234 234
Ballachulish
Ballachulish Community Hall, Ardlaroch
Date & Time: Sat 25 July 8pm
Tickets: £7 (£6 concessions) Box Office: Eden Court 01463 234 234

CANADA

Vancouver
The Cultch, East Vancouver Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
Dates & Times: Thur 3 September - Sat 12 September 8pm (Saturday 2pm & 8pm)
Tickets: VOUCHERS: $22 for Weekdays/Matinees; $30 for Any Day. The Cultch Flex/Gift Voucher can be used. Cultch Membership included. (Min. 4 Vouchers). SINGLE TICKETS: Weekdays & Matinees: $27 adults ($25 students/seniors) Weekends: $35 adults ($33 students/seniors) All listed prices are inclusive
Box Office: 604-251-1363 Subscriptions on sale July 1 Single Tickets on sale August 1 www.thecultch.com

In all cases, tickets are available on the door. For further information, call the numbers above, or call us at the Traverse Theatre on 0131 228 1404.