Content warnings
On this page you can find content warnings for our upcoming productions, which will provide you with additional information about sensitive topics which are included within their plot or dialogue.
To view a set of warnings, press the down arrow next to the production title.
If you would like any further details about the context or detail of any of these warnings, please get in touch with our Sales & Welcome Team on 0131 228 1404 or boxoffice@traverse.co.uk.
Cathy: Fri 31 Jul - Sun 30 Aug
Contains strong language and references to death.
Supposing: Fri 31 Jul - Sun 30 Aug
Contains strong language, discussions of child loss, cancer, community violence and a description of deteriorating mental illness.
Bog Witch: Sun 2 - Sun 30 Aug
This show contains sensitive themes including discussion of miscarriage, animal death and mental health. It also includes audience interaction, strobe, flashing lights and haze.
The Singer: Tue 4 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains some strong language.
Mrs. Stern Wanders The Prussian State Library: Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains loud noises and flashes of light, references to war, the Holocaust, and depiction of Gestapo interrogation.
For Dolores: Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains strobe, haze, strong language with themes/depictions of addition (drugs and alcohol). Reference or depiction of pregnancy / child birth / postpartum depression and suicidal thoughts.
Badgers: Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains strobe, flashing lights, haze, loud noises, references to animal cruelty, death/dying and terminal illness, descriptions of blood, and strong language.
After Party: Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains strong language, depictions of alcohol consumption, references to assisted dying and pregnancy/child birth.
Water Colour: Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains strobe, haze, themes of mental illness, references to self-harm & suicide as well as strong language.
Transmission: into the dark: Fri 7 - Sun 23 Aug
This is an immersive experience that contains flashing lights and requires taking stairs and walking, possibly including uneven surfaces.
Locker Room Talk: Tue 18 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains some strong language and references to sexual violence.
Little Animals: Tue 18 - Sun 30 Aug
Contains themes and references to self-harm and/or suicide and strong language.
The play addresses the planetary emergency. Audiences can find support via climate cafes and the climate psychology alliance.
Shedinburgh - Dancing Shoes: Thu 20 Aug
Contains strong language, references to substance abuse and addiction.
Shedinburgh - To Be A Bat: Fri 21 Aug
Contains strong language and references to death & grief.
The Void: Tue 6 - Wed 7 Oct
Contains haze, smoke, flashing lights, loud and high-pitched noises, some strong language, disturbing images and scenes of horror.
Thrice: Fri 23 - Sat 24 Oct, 7:30PM
Contains strobe, flashing lights, haze, prolonged blackout, loud noises and scenes of implied violence.
No Apologies: Thu 12 - Fri 13 Nov
Contains haze and smoke, flashing lights, loud noises/music and distressing themes including: non-graphic mentions of suicide, violence, drug addiction, transphobia and homophobia. A freesheet with support services will be available from the artist’s website.
No Woman Is An Island: Fri 13 - Sat 14 Nov
Contains loud noises, strong language, description of miscarriage and references to blood, abortion, animal death & anxiety.
Team Viking: Thu 19 - Sat 21 Nov
Contains references to cancer and death/dying.
Perfect Dead Girls: Tue 24 - Wed 25 Nov
Contains strobe, flashing lights, prolonged blackouts, loud noises, references to death/dying, mental illness, self-harm and/or suicide, sexism, misogyny, sexual assault, violence and strong language.
Squidge: Thu 3 - Fri 4 Dec
Contains loud noises and depictions of addiction, alcohol use, mental illness, sexual acts, child loss, death and dying, self-harm, and suicide. It also includes references to fatphobia, racism and racial slurs, and strong language.