What's on
List of Series
List of Events
Rock, Paper, Scissors
by Jennifer Adam, Mhairi Quinn & Amy HawesVarious dates, 8PM
Following on from their sell out shows in 2023, the Tandem Writers are back with a series of three individual 45-minute play readings expanding on their previous stories about survival and sustainability
Rosie Frater-Taylor: "Featherweight" Tour
Music at the TraverseSun 19 May, 8PM
Fast-emerging British singer-songwriter and guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor is widely regarded as a virtuoso guitarist and a vocalist with a powerful emotional range and depth.
Dead Girls Rising
Written and lyrics by Maureen Lennon,Music and lyrics by Anya PearsonTue 21 - Thu 23 May, 7:30pm
A furious coming-of-age punk cabaret show about trying to survive in a violent patriarchy, our deepest fears, and how we seek to control them.
Shooglenifty
Music at the TraverseFri 24 May, 8PM
Edinburgh International Children's Festival 2024
Sat 25 May – Sun 2 Jun
The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival is back, featuring 14 productions from 9 countries for children to discover.
Storm Lantern
by Duncan KiddTue 4 - Thu 6 Jun, 8pm
Caught by the Nazis distributing forbidden leaflets, Sophie Scholl is facing execution. Only one route remains: confession and betrayal of everything she stood for…
The Last Pearl
Based on the ideas of environmentalist James LovelockThu 6 - Sat 8 Jun, 7:30PM
A strong visual theatre piece using scaled models as well as bunraku and shadow puppetry that tells the story of a woman in the aftermath of a typhoon.
Maggie & Me
Written by Damian Barr and James Ley, adapted from the memoir by Damian Barr. Directed by Suba Das.Wed 12 - Sat 15 Jun
“Don’t you worry. I’ll always love you. Love doesn’t run out. It’s not like the gas meter. I’ll find extra love.”
Lie Low
by Ciara Elizabeth SmythWed 12 - Sat 15 Jun, 8PM
A darkly funny new play exploring the human brain via the genitals.
TIDE 1: It's Not the End of the World
by Rachel O'ReganWed 19 & Sat 22 Jun
Porty Beach: not only the perfect place to see a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower, but also your ideal venue for a full-blown existential crisis.
TIDE 2: Adrift
by Isla CowanThu 20 & Sat 22 Jun
It’s been 15 weeks since the huge hole appeared. 15 weeks since Anna went missing; they say she was last seen heading into the sea. Everyone wants to move on – except Jenny.
TIDE 3: My Kind of Weird
by James BeagonFri 21 & Sat 22 Jun
Romantic rendezvouses and excruciating entanglements collide in this new, almost-Shakespearean, anti rom-com.