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28 Jul 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
A confrontational and brutally funny new play by David Ireland (Cyprus Avenue), exploring abuses of power, the confusion of cultural identity and the silencing of the female voice. Ulster American is not for the faint of heart.
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28 Jul 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
The best new writing and boldest stories are part of the 2018 Traverse Festival, featuring 8 world premieres and contemporary drama from some of the most exciting companies in the UK and beyond.
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29 Jul 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
Mark Thomas uses his own demise to explore what's going wrong in our NHS, how it can go right and what the future might hold for all of us.
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31 Jul 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
When private lives become political, Irene must make a brutal decision. The exhilarating Headlong presents Penelope Skinner’s haunting vision of ruthless state control and one woman’s determination not to be broken.
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2 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
A pair of school teachers are getting down and dirty. Going round after round on the mat of American history, the duo tackles race, sex and power politics in this R-rated, Obie Award-winning, fearless comedy.
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2 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
A tense, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller about one woman's complex descent through passion, shame and devastation. From multi award-winning David Leddy.
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2 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
A love story, set on Preston Road, and also in space and time. Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street, Broadchurch), The Greatest Play... is squashed full of exquisite observation and heartbreaking beauty.
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2 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
A parent-teacher meeting goes very wrong in CLASS – a new play about learning difficulties: in school, in life, wherever.
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2 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
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.
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3 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
Would you delete your online legacy at the moment of your death? User Not Found is a pioneering and intimate new play performed through smartphones and headphones as you become a fly-on-the-wall of one man faced with keeping or deleting.
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3 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
1992. A schoolgirl becomes an indie music star, touring with Radiohead. Performed with a live band, this is the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey to become the woman she wanted to be.
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7 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
A new play based on Nigel Slater’s award-winning autobiography. Vividly recreating 1960s suburban England, Nigel Slater’s childhood is told through the tastes and smells he grew up with. This is a tale of love, loss and... toast.
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13 Aug 2018 - 20 Aug 2018
A unique opportunity to join two celebrated artists, as they talk about their lives, work and what it means to create theatre today. Hosted by Traverse Artistic Director Orla O’Loughlin, both events will be recorded live for a new podcast series.
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13 Aug 2018 - 20 Aug 2018
The Traverse is delighted to welcome Spotlight: The Home of Casting as a Festival Partner for Traverse Festival 2018. Together we will present two In Conversation at the Traverse: Live Podcast events, Open Workshops and a discussion on open casting.
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14 Aug 2018 - 26 Aug 2018
Three young playwrights join forces with three leading writers to explore political and social change in brave new plays, and demand to be seen as more than avocado-fuelled millennials. Ticket includes breakfast roll and coffee/tea.
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