BADGERS at Traverse Theatre
Dates: 8/6/2026 - 8/30/2026
📍 Theatre: Traverse Theatre
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Badgers is a world premiere play by Malaika Kegode, directed by Jenny Davies, presented as a Theatre Royal Plymouth production in association with Bristol Old Vic. The play follows Meles, a podcaster with a dying mother and a stalling career, who stumbles into something unfathomable in a town where a recluse, a disappearance and a mysterious folk song have taken root. A shape-shifting, mercurial folk tale about folk tales, the art of letting go and the ethics of true crime, featuring music by Jakabol.
Cast and Creative Team for BADGERS at Traverse Theatre
Cast
Jim Culleton
Ensemble
Cora Bissett
Ensemble
Bryony Kimmings
Ensemble
Michele Gallagher
Ensemble
Sally Reid
Ensemble
Alan Orr
Ensemble
Elaine C. Smith
Cathy
Malaika Kegode
Ensemble
Eva O'Connor
Ensemble
KT Tunstall
Ensemble
Jenny Davies
Ensemble
Jenny Lyn Bader
Ensemble
Ari Laura Kreith
Ensemble
Paul Ready
Ensemble
Caroline Steinbeis
Ensemble
Zinnie Harris
Ensemble
Eilidh Loan
Ensemble
Morna Young
Ensemble
Katie Posner
Ensemble
Creative Team
Ari Laura Kreith
Director
Paul Ready
Writer
Caroline Steinbeis
Director
Richard Jordan
Producer
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Creator
Jenny Davies
Director
Eilidh Loan
Writer
Eilidh Loan
Director
Morna Young
Writer
Katie Posner
Director
Zinnie Harris
Writer
Zinnie Harris
Director
Bryony Kimmings
Writer
Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Director
Cora Bissett
Writer
Cora Bissett
Director
KT Tunstall
Composer
Eva O'Connor
Writer
Jim Culleton
Director
Malaika Kegode
Writer
Jenny Lyn Bader
Writer
News About BADGERS at Traverse Theatre
Casting Set For BADGERS World Premiere at Theatre Royal Plymouth
June 24, 2026 Theatre Royal Plymouth has announced the cast for its new production Badgers, which will have its world premiere at the Traverse Festival during this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
BADGERS by Theatre Royal Plymouth to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
June 22, 2026 Theatre Royal Plymouth's production of Badgers, a new folk play by Malaika Kegode blending spoken word and live music, will world premiere at the Traverse Festival during Edinburgh Fringe.About the Theatre
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