Stories you've never heard before

Welcome to Scotland's new writing theatre

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Traverse Theatre brings a festival spirit to Edinburgh throughout the year.

The Monstrous Heart

Made at Traverse By Oliver Emanuel

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The Monstrous Heart is thrilling, chilling and witty, examining afresh the eternal question of whether we ever really change how we’re made.

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Still No Idea

By Lisa Hammond, Lee Simpson & Rachael Spence

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Part-verbatim theatre, part-confession, part-comedy sketch show with a bit of singing and dancing thrown in.

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Anatomy: Finest Cuts

Full-throttle live art cabaret: an unpredictable cauldron of mischievous performance, featuring everything from tactical action to bleak bouffon and ballet to biscuits.

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thick skin, elastic heart

By Drew Taylor-Wilson

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A collection of contemporary spoken-word monologues and group poems, giving voice to a generation, frequently reduced to a sound-bite in mass media.

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Hope and Joy

By Ellie Stewart

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A deeply original play that explores love and loss in a changing environment, using bold visuals and strong physical elements to imagine a Scotland in a time much like ours, but not quite.

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