Artists in residence

We work with writers and theatre artists through our Playwrights and Artists in Residence programmes. Here are some projects currently in development by our artists.

Resident Playwright at the ERSC Genomics Forum

Peter Arnott is our Resident Playwright at Edinburgh University's ESRC Genomics Forum, in a partnership between the Forum and the Traverse Theatre. 

Based within the Genomics Forum at the University of Edinburgh, Peter is working alongside Forum members, experts and Fellows as he explores the subject of genomics, which covers areas as diverse as DNA profiling, identity politics, plant and animal genetics, personalised medicine, stem cell research and synthetic biology.

As Peter develops ideas for a play inspired by genomics, the public will have access to this creative process through events and activities.  

Events for 2012 include:

Translating the Genome  26 January

Talent Night in the Fly Room  29 March

Peter began his career at the Traverse in 1985 with White Rose. The play was one of three seminal productions staged at the Traverse that year, and also launched the career of actress Tilda Swinton. Since then, Peter was Writer in Residence for the John Murray Archive at the National Library of Scotland 2008-11, where he delivered a series of work on the social context and impact of Darwin's Origin of Species.

Listen to Peter talking about his residency at the Genomics Forum and about his work as a playwright on TravCast, our Writer's podcast.   

IASH / Traverse Creative Fellow 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.

Click here for more information on how to apply for the position.