Welcome to the Traverse Festival! This year we've burst out of August and extended our Festival programme throughout the rest of the year - and beyond.

About the Traverse Festival

Where August would usually mark the world coming to the Traverse, this year we are taking our programme directly to you - wherever you are - for the first time ever!

Here you can find information on all the Festival productions, events and activities currently available in Traverse 3 - our new online venue, which will be a permanent space alongside our physical stages of Traverse 1 and 2.

There's a huge range of stories available, created for, or reimagined in, a variety of formats, including films, podcasts, audio plays, performed readings and open access scripts, as well as conversations and provocations for audiences to join.

We've commissioned a breadth of artists to create new pieces of work especially for this year's unique Traverse Festival programme, and are delighted to be working with many partner companies and creatives to present the most cutting edge and stirring shows around, including many world premieres.

Traverse 3 is a supportive space for audiences and artists alike to explore their creativity and see life through the eyes and experiences of others, at a time when seeking common ground to celebrate what we all share, and what makes us unique, could not be more important.

How to watch, listen and read

Many of the events listed below will be available for you to enjoy from Monday 24 August. Some are only available for a limited time - you can check when each expires on their page.

Almost everything is free to watch, listen to, read or otherwise experience. However, if you're able to, we invite you to donate the price you'd usually pay for a single ticket to an 'in person' Traverse Festival performance at our Edinburgh venue - and for that, you'll get your Traverse Festival Pass which gives you access to all events in the Traverse Festival programme.

Unable to donate at the moment? No problem - the Traverse Festival is for everyone, we’ll just need a few bits of information from you to be able to send you a link. Find out more.

Got a question? It's probably answered in our FAQs.

Accessibility

All pre-recorded video events are fully captioned, or a full transcript is available for each piece of audio. If you would like an alternative format or have any questions about accessibility, please email access@traverse.co.uk.

Everything is available to play on demand and can be paused, rewound or rewatched at any point during your viewing.

Coming soon

New events will be added on a continual basis, so check back regularly for more brand new shows to entertain, surprise, excite and inspire you!

The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council, with additional support from The Scottish Government Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund.

Image: Mihaela Bodlovic