There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.
- Scottish Opera: La bohème Unwrapped (19 Apr)
- Treasure Island (21–24 Apr)
- Singin' in the Rain (23–27 Mar)
Traverse Theatre
Traverse Theatre
Cambridge Street
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
Scotland
Phone: 0131 228 1404
Email:
Website: www.traverse.co.uk
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- Opening times: Mon–Sat 10.00–12am; Sun 6.00–12am
Events at Traverse Theatre (Cambridge Street, Edinburgh)
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| Queen Margaret University and Telford College performing bits and pieces mined from the Traverse's archives. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 6 May–7 May 8.00 | 0131 228 1404 £10 (£4-£6) |
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| A new work written by Linda McLean about responsibility and set on the day Sadie and Bill are expecting a visit from their favourite person. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 29 May–19 Jun, not Mondays 8.00; Sun 6.00 (12 Jun & 17 Jun 2.30 & 8.00) | 0131 228 1404 £8-£16 (£5-£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Inspired by Hugh MacDiarmid's poem of the same name, the Red Note contemporary ensemble performs music composed by Bill Sweeney. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 9 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £13 (£5-£8) |
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| Marital problems and unconventional desires surface in one of Edward Albee's more recent plays. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | Mondays (from 17 Apr) 7.30; Sun 6.00 (28 Apr, 5 May & 8 May 2.30 & 7.30) | 0131 228 1404 £8-£16 (£5-£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Scottish playwright Linda McLean leads a playwriting workshop that takes visual art as inspiration. Booking essential. Meet at National Gallery of Modern Art. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 1 May 10.30am–4.30 | 0131 228 1404 £16 (£8) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Rob Drummond has a scary proposition for you: bring along a story on the night and he'll create a play as he goes along. Presented by the National Theatre of Scotland. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 26 Mar 7.00 | 0131 228 1404 £8.50 (£6.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Workshop for writers with a young audience in mind. Book in advance. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 8 May 10.30am–4.30 | 0131 228 1404 £16 (£8) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| The Traverse's musical 'Nights of the Unexpected' with Red Note Ensemble, other contemporary music acts and DJs. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 26 Apr, 24 May 8.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Men from Her Majesty's Prison Open Estate work with a creative team to devise short plays as part of the Motherwell College's Offender Arts Project. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 8 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £5 (£3.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Double-bill of the two award-winning production of the annual prize for emergent directors: 'How Soon is Nigh?' from performer/director Gary McNair and 'Hand Me Down' from Glas(s) Performance. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 20 May–23 May 7.15; Sun 6.00 | 0131 228 1404 £13-£16 (£5-£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Gregory Burke examines the future of care for the elderly. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 23 Mar–27 Mar 1.00 | 0131 228 1404 £10 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Drama written by Zinnie Harris about a couple on the edge. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 30 Mar–3 Apr 1.00 | 0131 228 1404 £10 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Gothic music theatre inspired by the music of Ian Dury from Fittings Multimedia, Sounds of Progress and Tron Theatre. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 8 Apr–10 Apr 8.00 | 0131 228 1404 £13-£16 (£5-£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Stellar Quines Theatre Company returns with its 'Rehearsal Room' series, fusing well established artists with fresh talent to present three contrasting plays and draw you closer to the developing process through the opportunity to witness rehearsals, ask questions and give your own feedback. Wed 28 Apr is 'Blow Me Beautiful' by Gabriel Quigley and Vicky Liddell and directed by Marilyn Imrie; Thu 29 is 'Dare to Care' by Gabriel Quigley and Vicky Liddell and directed by Marilyn Imrie; Fri 30 Apr… View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 28 Apr–1 May 8.00; Sat 2.30 | 0131 228 1404 5; £12 for all three (3.50; £9 for all three) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Storytelling from Andy Cannon. Children must be accompanied. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 27 Mar 11.00am | 0131 228 1404 £5 (4; family ticket £15) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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 Two entertaining new works from our national contemporary dance company.View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 1 Apr–3 Apr 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £13-£16 (£5-£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| As part of a new educational project students perform commissions by professional composers John Harris, Kenneth Dempster and Pippa Murphyas well as works by students. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 19 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £16 (£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Meet a mysterious protagonist with an obsession with the philosopher de Selby in this adaptation of Flann O'Brien's 1939 novel by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 3 Jun–5 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £13-£16 (£5-£12) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| A new modern-day version by Christopher Hampton of Chekhov's depiction of the faltering Prozorov family. View full details |
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| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 24 Mar–27 Mar 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £13-£16 (£5-£12) |
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