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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.
Catch Mama’s Broke, a powerful folk duo that deliver a compelling performance with heart and raw energy, when they play the Traverse Theatre on Thursday 22nd May!
READ MOREMartin Hayes is regarded as one of the most significant talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music and he plays the Traverse Theatre on Monday 2nd June!
READ MOREFollowing a totally sold-out run at the Fringe Every Brilliant Thing, the smash-hit show by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe comes to the Traverse Theatre!
READ MORECelebrate the best in Scottish Theatre as you join the Critic’s Awards for Theatre in Scotland for their annual awards ceremony, held this year at the Traverse Theatre on Sunday 8th June!
READ MOREFirelight Trio is a mighty new group playing European music that is evocative, inventive, and endlessly exciting!
READ MORESian comprises three of today’s most exquisitely gifted young Gaelic singers. Catch them live at the Traverse Theatre on Wednesday 11th June!
READ MOREComprised of Blythe Duff, Malcolm Lindsay and Yvonne Lyon, don't miss Lacunas Music Society's live at Traverse Theatre on Thursday 12th June!
READ MOREIf life is work, then what is it to live forever? A divine mystery exploring life, death and the paths we choose between the two.
READ MOREIn The Cult of Work is a surreal adventure of toxic friendship, the hurry to grow-up and the bushes who just want to burn.
READ MOREThe Stars and After is a post-apocalyptic political play questioning class, entitlement and sacrifice.
READ MORECatch the Nick Costley-White Quartet at the Traverse Theatre on Monday 23rd June!
READ MOREJoin The Portobello Bookshop in welcoming V.E. Schwab to the Traverse Theatre to celebrate the launch of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.
READ MOREBlack Hole Sign takes a razor-sharp scalpel to the absurdities, tragedies and hilarity within of one of our most beloved but besieged institutions... the NHS.
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