Thrice is a poetic response to Shakespeare's Macbeth, led by a nine-strong tragic chorus of female performers including Alys Williams, Ashley Smith, Jennifer Steele, Jessie Roberts-Smith, Maya Bodiley, Monet Debois, Samuela Noumtchuet, Sarah Farrell, and Tess Letham. Set in the...
Henry never expected his first girlfriend, Liz, to turn up at his flat. Especially not as a sex robot.…
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.…
Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life. Clare, after a recent loss, feels like she’s unravelling in hers. A chance encounter in a crowded bar means they both end up on a night out together, where sparks fly. Will they both see what’s right in front of them? …
Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.…
From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.…
A rabbit, a refugee and a racist get stuck in a lift... That sounds like the start of a bad joke but for high rise residents Lauren, Aaliyah and Pat, it’s a night they’ll never forget.…
One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.…
The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.…
Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022). At the start of Seething Lane, Pepys is again looking for signs of corruption in and outside of the Court, but when violent death raises its head, he realises it is folly to t…
Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky). As plans for the society we…
After Party is a world premiere play by Morna Young, directed by Katie Posner, conceived by Alex Fthenakis and Morna Young. Matriarch Vivienne Blackwood summons her fractured family for her 80th birthday party, where old tensions surface and a life-defining choice is revealed...
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...
Bog Witch is a solo performance by playwright, performer, documentary-maker and screenwriter Bryony Kimmings, returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after seven years as part of her biggest UK and Ireland tour to date. Following a critically acclaimed London run and a 2026...
Cathy is a new comedy written and directed by Eilidh Loan, inspired by her grandmother and how she dealt with grief after losing her husband. The play stars Elaine C. Smith, returning to the Traverse main stage for the first time in 26 years, alongside Alan Orr, Sally Reid, and...
For Dolores is the UK premiere of a play by Eva O'Connor, directed by Jim Culleton, presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company in association with Lime Tree Theatre, Belltable, Galway International Arts Festival and Traverse Theatre. The play follows Mo and Realtín as they...
Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library is the European premiere of a play by Jenny Lyn Bader, directed by Ari Laura Kreith, presented by Luna Stage and Richard Jordan Productions with Traverse Theatre. Set in 1933 Berlin, the play is inspired by the real-life arrest of...
Supposing: is a world premiere play written and directed by Zinnie Harris, presented by Traverse Theatre Company in the intimate Traverse 2 space. When a curse falls on Sally's house, unexpected and impossible to shake, no one will believe her, and she must decide whether to...
The Singer is a world premiere piece of gig-theatre with book and direction by Cora Bissett and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-nominated KT Tunstall, produced by Dundee Rep Theatre and Solar Bear in collaboration with Aberdeen Performing Arts. The play follows Joe, a deaf...
Tilda Swinton returns to the Traverse stage for the first time in almost 40 years in the lead role as Ella/Max. Translated from German by Anthony Vivis and revised by Stephen Unwin, the production reunites members of the original creative team, including director Stephen Unwin...
Transmission: Into the Dark is the European premiere of an immersive, multimedia night journey by Australian company one step at a time like this, presented with Richard Jordan Productions and Traverse Theatre. Audiences receive an address to a secret location where a mysterious...
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader Eastgate Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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The Steamie Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
