Traverse Theatre

The Traverse Theatre is Scotland's writing theatre. From its conception in 1963, it has launched the careers of many of Scotland's best-known writers including John Byrne, David Greig, David Harrower and Liz Lochhead.

Information

(Objekt ID 8923)
Object type Organization
Organization type Producing, Programming
Main focus Theatre
Established January 1, 1963
Website Traverse Theatre

Contact information

Address 10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Other information

Legal entity Limited liability company/AS or ASA
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Traverse Theatre commissions and develops new plays or adaptations from contemporary playwrights. It produces, on average, six Traverse Theatre Company productions or co-productions per year. It also presents a large number of productions from visiting companies from across the UK. These include new plays, adaptations, dance, physical theatre, puppetry and contemporary music.

The Traverse is the home of the Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival, the Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival and the Traverse's own Autumn Festival.

Source: Traverse Theatre, traverse.co.uk, 12.11.2010, http://www.traverse.co.uk/traverse.htm

Venues (2)
Own productions (3)
Title Premiere
Gagarin Way – October 15, 2002
Death Variations – May 23, 2002
The Child – June 6, 1998
Co-productions (2)
Title Premiere
Bima and Bramati – September 10, 2004
Bima and Bramati – August 7, 2004
Performance dates
Title Premiere
Gagarin Way – October 16, 2002 – Traverse Theatre
Gagarin Way – October 15, 2002 – Traverse Theatre
Death Variations – May 23, 2002 – Traverse Theatre
The Child – June 6, 1998 – Traverse Theatre