Access performances

What's On

We want to make sure that everyone can enjoy our shows. For this reason, our programme includes various accessible performances and events: Audio Described, Captioned, Signed and Relaxed performances, as well as Touch Tours.

All of our online events have subtitles, or a transcript available.

If you have specific access requirements, please email boxoffice@traverse.co.uk.

Visit our Access Guide for more information about our building and amenities for visitors with access requirements.

All of our digital workshop series have captions and transcripts available.

Featured events

Anyone Can Write a Play

On demand by Meghan Tyler

Available on demand

Want to write a play but don't know where to start? Or maybe you've written a play in the past, but recently lost all of your creative juices? Never fear – this is the playwriting series for you!

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How to Build Your Voice

On demand by Laurie Motherwell

Available on demand

A free, weekly workshop series from writer Laurie Motherwell.

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Building Blocks: How to Structure your Story

On demand by Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney

Available on demand

A new digital workshop series about building structure within stories, hosted by Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney.

Watch now

Events by date

Sat 13 Dec 2025

  • Dancing Shoes

    Traverse Theatre Company in association with A Play, A Pie & A Pint by Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith, Directed by Brian Logan

    Signed, by Nicolle Murdoch A BSL interpreter will be visible on stage.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Fri 6 Feb 2026

  • Manipulate Festival: Size Matters

    Manipulate Festival by Mamoru Iriguchi and Fergus Dunnet

    Audio Described, Signed, by Amanda Drollinger and Karen Forbes, respectively. Audio Description provides a live commentary (through a headset) of the action on stage, interspersed with the actors’ dialogue. A BSL interpreter will be visible on stage.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Sat 7 Mar 2026

  • Medea

    Bard in the Botanics in association with Raw Material, Supported by Macrobert Arts Centre by Kathy McKean, directed by Gordon Barr

    Signed A BSL interpreter will be visible on stage.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Fri 17 Apr 2026

  • GUSH

    WORLD PREMIERE | Traverse Theatre Company by Jess Brodie, directed by Becky Hope-Palmer

    Signed A BSL interpreter will be visible on stage.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

  • What I'm Here For

    A Vanishing Point and Teater Katapult production by Josephine Eusebius, staged and directed by Matthew Lenton

    Signed, by Karen Forbes & Rebecca Goodall A BSL interpreter will be visible on stage.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Thu 23 Apr 2026

  • GUSH

    WORLD PREMIERE | Traverse Theatre Company by Jess Brodie, directed by Becky Hope-Palmer

    Audio Described Audio Description provides a live commentary (through a headset) of the action on stage, interspersed with the actors’ dialogue.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Fri 24 Apr 2026

  • GUSH

    WORLD PREMIERE | Traverse Theatre Company by Jess Brodie, directed by Becky Hope-Palmer

    Audio Described Audio Description provides a live commentary (through a headset) of the action on stage, interspersed with the actors’ dialogue.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Sat 16 May 2026

  • The Freshwater Five

    Scottish Premiere | Deadman by Liam Patrick Harrison

    Relaxed performance Open to everyone. Audience members can move around freely, leave and enter the auditorium as needed, the lights will stay on low and sound effects are softened.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Tue 19 May 2026

  • Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In

    A National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre Company co-production by Frances Poet, directed by Jemima Levick, from an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet

    Signed A BSL interpreter will be visible on stage.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out

Wed 20 May 2026

  • Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In

    A National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre Company co-production by Frances Poet, directed by Jemima Levick, from an idea conceived by Paul English and Frances Poet

    Audio Described, Captioned Audio Description provides a live commentary (through a headset) of the action on stage, interspersed with the actors’ dialogue. Captioning converts the dialogue and sound effects on stage into text which is displayed on a screen.

    Book

    This performance is currently sold out