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Based on a series of interviews with leading experts in and on the NHS and residences in hospitals and surgeries, Mark Thomas explores the state we’re in. What's going wrong in our NHS, how it can go right and what the future might hold for all of us. Sun 5 – Sun 26 Aug.
A devastating school shooting changes one woman’s life forever. Double Fringe First Award winner Christopher Haydon (Grounded, The Christians) directs the UK premiere of Martín Zimmerman’s 'startlingly original' (New York Times) examination of American gun violence.
A tense, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller from the multi-award-winning David Leddy, creator of The Last Bordello, Sub Rosa, Susurrus, Long Live The Little Knife. Fri 3 – Sun 26 Aug.
Based on Nigel Slater’s award-winning autobiography. Vividly recreating suburban England in the 1960s, Nigel Slater’s childhood is told through the tastes and smells he grew up with. This is a moving and evocative tale of love, loss and... toast. Wed 8 – Sun 26 Aug.
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Traverse's engagement programme aims to bring as many people as possible within the walls of our theatre, offering opportunities to schools, colleges, universities, new audiences, artists and professionals. read more
We provide exciting opportunities for people of all ages, with projects led by professional theatre-makers and focus on playwriting and creating theatre... read more
Are you aged between 18-25 and interested in theatre? Whether you've written something before or are completely new to playwriting, all you need is enthusiasm and a pen... read more
The second-round of the Scotsman's Fringe First Awards took place today, with three of our Traverse Festival shows making the coveted award winn ... read more
John Calder (b. 1927), one of the co-founders of the Traverse Theatre and the pioneering publisher of Samuel Beckett, William S Burroughs and co ... read more
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