Traverse Theatre

While Lucie Barât is flipping burgers, her brother's cult Indie band The Libertines is rising to fame. Standing In The Shadows Of Giants is an autobiographical show about failure and self-discovery. 🗓️ 25 Jul - 24 Aug traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… #TravFest25 @thehalearts

A Play, A Pie, & A Pint returns to the Traverse this autumn for a season of new Scottish writing! Highlights include a hip-hop musical about Braveheart, a dark comedy about Irish dancing, a high-stakes game of chess. Book now via our box office / website traverse.co.uk/whats-on/a-pla…

Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland for an interview with the Lost Lear team before #TravFest25 previews start tomorrow: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… 27 JUN - 24 AUG. Book now: traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @riverbankartscentre @mermaidarts

A tornado has swept through Edinburgh (typical summer weather) and dropped off the festival's most colourful star, Dorothy Blawna Gale 🌈 Grab a ticket to She's Behind You at #TravFest25 and be here in just three clicks of your heels 👠 traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @NTSonline

You're invited to Eileen's 90th birthday 🎈Turn off your phones at dinner. Grab a seat at the very dysfunctional table - the world premiere of @WomensPlayPrize winner, Consumed by Karis Kelly. 31 JUL - 24 AUG traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @painesplough @belgradetheatre @LyricBelfast

After captivating audiences in Ireland, Lost Lear makes its Scottish premiere at #TravFest25. A remix of King Lear, told through the eyes of a person with dementia reliving an old memory of rehearsal. 27 JUN - 24 AUG traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @riverbankartscentre @mermaidarts

The critics have spoken - now it’s Scotland’s turn. Flora Wilson Brown’s The Beautiful Future Is Coming, directed by Nancy Medina, is a wildly inventive and radically hopeful play about the climate crisis. 29 JUL - 24 AUG #TravFest25 traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @bristololdvic

Standing in the Shadows of Giants is in rehearsal! 🎤 Traverse Associate Artist Bryony Shanahan directs this autobiographical debut by Lucie Barât, about being the sister of one of the UK's most famous musicians. 25 JUL - 24 AUG #TravFest25 traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @thehalearts

Need we say more? 🤩 Get your tickets to She's Behind You - written and performed by Johnny McKnight, directed by two-time Tony Award winner John Tiffany. World premiere at #TravFest25. traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @NTSonline

In Deliverance by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir, YOU are the star. A person arrives at your door with an envelope. Inside is your script - a set of instructions that you will follow for the next 90 minutes... 🗓️ 9 Aug - 24 Aug traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… #TravFest25 @BriteTheater

Through puppetry, projection & live video, be immersed in Dan Colley's Lost Lear. This is the story of Joy, a person with dementia living in an old memory of rehearsing Shakespeare's tragedy. Experience it at #TravFest25 traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… @riverbankartscentre @mermaidarts

Red Like Fruit by Hannah Moscovitch interrogates complicity, consent, patriarchy & traumatic memory post #MeToo. Lauren’s thinking back on events from her adolescence, and something in her has started to crack... 🗓️ 31 Jul - 24 Aug traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… #TravFest25 @2btheatre

Nowhere by actor and activist Khalid Abdalla is a radical act of anti-biography that asks how we got here and how we find agency amidst the mazes of history. Part of the Here & Now Showcase. 🗓️ Tue 12 - Sun 24 Aug 2025 traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… #TravFest25 @FuelTheatre

Winner of the @WomensPlayPrize 2022, Karis Kelly’s Consumed is a pitch-black and twisted tale of dysfunctional family dynamics, generational trauma and national boundaries. 🗓️ 31 July - 24 Aug traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… #TravFest25 @painesplough @belgradetheatre @LyricBelfast

Grab a cuppa and find out more about A Gambler's Guide To Dying ahead of it making its return after 10 years! Gary and Gareth reflect on the past decade and tell us a wee bit more about what you can expect from the show 👀 Thu 31 Jul - Sun 24 Aug #TravFest25

Hot on the heels of a thrilling TravFest25, meet the first of the performances joining us from September. Our Autumn season sees some of the most exciting shows take centre stage with new productions and returning favourites alike. Find out more: traverse.co.uk/news/announcem…

Introducing the cast for The Beautiful Future Is Coming!! Joining us this August, we can't wait to welcome this lovely bunch to #TravFest25. Traverse Theatre presents a @BristolOldVic production.

Lucky Tonight! is an interactive pub quiz/theatre show by Afreena Islam-Wright.  Quizmaster (and former contestant of The Chase!) Afreena will put you through your paces to help her tell her story. 🗓️ 31 July - 24 Aug Tickets on sale now traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… #TravFest25

Class Act Aberdeen has wrapped for this year, but we're still buzzing! A huge round of applause to all the young people involved 👏 Keep an eye out for more Class Act locations later this year... Produced in partnership with @apawhatson as part of Light The Blue Festival.

We’re SO excited to reveal the cast for #SoYoung by Douglas Maxwell! ✨ Robert Jack ✨ Lucianne McEvoy ✨ Andy Clark ✨ Yana Harris 📍 23–25 Oct, 28 Oct – 8 Nov traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event… A @RAWMaterialArts and Traverse Theatre Production in association with @citizenstheatre