There's great drama on offer all year round at the King's Theatre Edinburgh.
- Apr 29 – May 3 Elephant
- May 20 – May 31 Doctor Dolittle
- Jun 2 – Jun 7 Eurobeat
Traverse Theatre
Traverse Theatre
Cambridge Street
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
Scotland
Phone: 0131 228 1404
Email:
Website: www.traverse.co.uk
- Opening times: Mon-Sat 10.00-12am; Sun 6.00-12am
Events at Traverse Theatre
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Highly visual musical about a band in search of fame. Ages 12+. 'Part of the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival'. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 29 May–31 May Thu 2.00 & 7.00; Fri 10.15am; Sat 7.00 | 0131 228 1404 £8 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| An exciting storytelling performance version of the Little Red Riding Hood with live music, lots of laughs (and some scary moments too!) Ages 7+. 'Part of the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival'. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 30 May–2 Jun Fri 10.45am & 12.45; Sat 10.45am & 1.30; Sun 11.45am & 5.00; Mon 10.45am & 1.30 | 0131 228 1404 £8 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The Hebrides Ensemble bring George Mackay Brown and Peter Maxwell Davis' often-overlooked Orcadian chamber opera back to life. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 21 Jun 8.00 | 0131 228 1404 £13 (£8-£5) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Acting as an excellent introduction to the dizzying world of opera, this cracking piece of musical theatre tells the comic tale of a spinster and her neighbouring seaman. Ages 8+. 'Part of the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival'. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 30 May–2 Jun Fri 7.00; Sat 10.15am; Sun 12.45 & 6.00; Mon 10.15am & 2.00 | 0131 228 1404 £8 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The long awaited fourth part of John Byrne's 'Slab Boys', er, trilogy, catching up with Phil, Spanky and Lucille thirty years after we last saw them. The excellent cast includes Gerry Mulgrew, Gerda Stevenson, Meg Fraser and Paul Morrow. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 29 Apr–24 May, not Mondays 8.00 (10 May, 17 May & 24 May 2.30 & 8.00); Sun 5.00 | 0131 228 1404 prices vary |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Playwriting workshop with David Greig. For further information please contact Louise Stephens in the Traverse Literary Department (louise.stephens@traverse.co.uk/0131 228 3223). | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 17 May 2.00 | 0131 228 1404 £7 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Playwriting workshop with Enda Walsh ('Disco Pigs'). For further information please contact Louise Stephens in the Traverse Literary Department (louise.stephens@traverse.co.uk/0131 228 3223). | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 7 Jun 11.00am–5.00 | 0131 228 1404 £10 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The David Hughes Company and Al Seed have collaborated to create a contemporary and visually shocking interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale 'The Masque of the Red Death.' | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 13 Jun–14 Jun 8.00 | 0131 228 1404 £13 (£8-£5) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Some of the country's best actors try out a new script by Brian Logan, under the direction of Domenic Hill, as part of a series of rehearsed readings at the Traverse. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 12 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £5 (£3.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Some of the country's best actors try out a new script by Fukatsu Shigefumi, under the direction of Lorne Campbell, as part of a series of rehearsed readings at the Traverse. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 14 Jun 2.30 | 0131 228 1404 £5 (£3.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The Traverse' series of rehearsed readings ends with a chance to preview Gregory Burke's latest commission for the Traverse. Roxana Silbert directs some of the country's leading actors. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 14 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £5 (£3.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Some of the country's best actors try out a new script by Joan MacLeod, as part of a series of rehearsed readings at the Traverse. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 11 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £5 (£3.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Cumbernauld Theatre, working with the Tron, take on the mammoth task of adapting Iain Banks' first, best-loved, and most disturbing novel for the stage. Meet Frank, just your average island-dwelling, 16 year old serial killer, or so he thinks . . . Recommended for ages 15+. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 4 Jun–7 Jun 7.30 | 0131 228 1404 £13 (£5-£8) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A captivating story about the choice between life and death and the love between a man and his wife, a father and a son. Filled with music and humour. Aimed at ages 8+. 'Part of the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival'. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 26 May–28 May Mon 7.00; Tue 10.15am & 12.45; Wed 10.15am & 7.00 | 0131 228 1404 £8 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A modern Bonnie and Clyde-style tale from acclaimed Scottish playwright David Greig, in which Leila and Lee get mixed up in a murder and have to flee town. Suitable for over 14s. 'Part of the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival'. | ||
| Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | 28 May–31 May Wed 10.45am & 7.30; Thu 10.45am & 1.30; Fri 7.30; Sat 7.30 | Buy tickets 0131 228 1404 £8 |
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