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Traverse 3 is our new online venue, which will be a permanent space alongside our physical stages of Traverse 1 and 2.
As Scotland’s new writing theatre, the Traverse Theatre is a dynamic centre for performance, experience and discovery. Enabling people across society to access and engage with theatre is our fundamental mission.
Our year-round programme bursts with new stories and live performances that challenge, inform and entertain. We empower artists and audiences to make sense of the world today, providing a safe space to question, learn, empathise and – crucially – encounter different people and experiences. Conversation and the coming together of groups are central to a democratic society, and we champion equal expression and understanding.
We commission, produce and programme for existing and future audiences to offer new and exciting experiences for everyone, and our partnerships with other theatre companies and festivals enable us to present a wide range of innovative performances.
The Traverse would not exist without our over-arching passion for talent development and embracing the unexplored. We work with the newest and rawest talent – with an emphasis on the Scottish-based – nurturing it to become the art, artists and performances that can be seen on our stages through a variety of creative learning and literary programmes.
The timely, powerful stories that start life on our stages have global impact, resulting in dozens of tours, productions and translations. We are critically acclaimed and recognised the world over for our originality and artistic risk, which we hope will create some of the most talked-about plays, productions, directors, writers and actors for years to come.
As a registered Scottish charity (SC002368), we depend on donations to keep our stage doors wide open, to work with schools and community groups, to produce ambitious theatre, to keep ticket prices affordable – and to do more and better for you at our theatre in Edinburgh, sparking creativity throughout the local community and across the globe. Find out how to support our work.
If you’re looking for warmth, honesty and musical excellence, look no further than this evening with Hannah James & Toby Kuhn at the Traverse Theatre!
READ MOREThe Brenda Line, at the Traverse Theatre in November, is a story about women, love, and listening.
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READ MOREBruce Molsky is one of the most revered 'multi-hyphenated career' ambassadors for America’s old-time mountain music and you can catch him at the Traverse Theatre on 17th November!
READ MORERyan Young is a multi award winning fiddle player injecting fresh and innovative ideas into the realm of traditional Scottish music.
READ MOREHilarious and heart breaking this remarkable road trip will delight and surprise. Catch it at the Traverse Theatre in November!
READ MOREFelicity Ward, star of ‘The Office’ (Australia), returns for her first national tour in six years and brings it to the Traverse Theatre on 23rd November!
READ MORE25 year old bass player Ali Watson has recently been making waves with his quartet comprising an all star band of Glasgow musicians - Matt Carmichael, Alan Benzie and Greg Irons.
READ MOREPioneering Glasgow-born filmmaker Jenny Gilbertson directs this poignant “story documentary” about crofting families in Shetland with live score by Inge Thomson and Catriona Macdonald.
READ MORERachel Walker and Aaron Jones celebrate songs from both the traditional and contemporary repertoire with a focus on sensitive arrangements with beautiful vocal harmony.
READ MOREVictoria Hume will be performing songs from her new album 'Radical Abundance' and other material with long-term collaborator Chris Letcher.
READ MOREMegan Black's music serves as a community for those seeking empowerment and positive change - one we're all invited to join!
READ MOREFor the first time since the pandemic, this group visits Scotland, for a concert that is sure to be as surprising and innovative as it is beautiful and considered.
READ MOREEnjoy cool, bluesy-textured jazz from the Nicole Smit Quintet at the Traverse Theatre as part of Soundhouse Winter Festival.
READ MOREDominic Waxing Lyrical returns to the Traverse with long term collaborators Mr McFall’s Chamber on 1st December as part of The Soundhouse Winter Festival.
READ MOREHannah Lavery's Unwritten Women is a poetic and chilling re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll & Hyde, performed by Hannah Lavery with music by Kate Young.
READ MORECatch Acolyte, an Edinburgh-based poetic and psychedelic ensemble, at the Traverse Theatre on 1st December!
READ MOREFor this very special show at the Traverse Theatre, Su-a Lee will be joined by three stellar collaborators: Duncan Chisholm, Donald Shaw and Hamish Napier.
READ MOREJoin Leith’s favourite son and Soundhouse favourite Dean Owens for the now traditional pre Christmas show at the Traverse.
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