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The Traverse brings a festival spirit to Edinburgh throughout the year

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Our script submissions window is open - we’re looking for writers that have something new to say about the world today

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USER NOT FOUND

Traverse Festival By Daphna Attias, Terry O'Donovan & Chris Goode

Thu 10 Sep - Sat 10 Oct

USER NOT FOUND is an immersive video podcast about what happens to our online identities after we die.

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Denouement

Traverse Festival By John Morton

Available Mon 7 - Sun 27 Sep

It’s 2048 and the end of the world is nigh. Actually, it’s not that nigh – it’s been going on for flipping ages and everyone’s a bit over it, to be honest.

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The Red Shed

Traverse Festival By Mark Thomas

Thu 24 Sep

Award-winning comedian Mark Thomas is streaming his TravFest16 smash-hit show, The Red Shed!

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Workshops available until Sep 2021

This free 16-part course supports aspiring writers to unleash their creativity, taking you from idea to draft.

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