Category Archives: Theatre

Swamp Motel is an immersive entertainment company formed in 2017 by Creative Associates of Punchdrunk, Clem Garritty and Ollie Jones. It creates experiences for live audiences, blurring boundaries between theatre, film and gaming and giving audiences a pivotal role within story-worlds. Their second creation for the internet is The Mermaid’s Tongue and relies on audiencesContinue reading “The Mermaid’s Tongue Lashes the Internet this September!”

Edinburgh-based Civic Digits Theatre Company was founded in 2018 by Clare Duffy, after a chance meeting with ethical hacker, Rupert Goodwins. It blends digital technology, gaming and live performance to create innovative and interactive theatre, and question what it means to be a digital human in the 21st century. For almost a year, they haveContinue reading “The Big Data Show to be Presented in Scottish Schools This September”

Most of us who are regular theatre goers in Edinburgh are familiar with the two auditoria that make the Traverse theatre spaces – Traverse 1 and 2. Each in its own way has its hugger mugger charm allowing a particular closeness with fellow audience members with armrests in more traditional spaces preventing such proximity. ThoseContinue reading “Declan Traverse 3”

Scotland’s largest theatre charity, Capital Theatres, like other arts venues during the crisis, has been suffering loss, with at least 90% of its income being generated from ticket sales and trading income.  The receipt of £168,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible thanks to National Lottery players, will go towards  supporting its threeContinue reading “Capital Theatres Receives National Lottery Heritage Funding”

Following their successful collaboration in 2019 with Meghan Tyler’s Crocodile Fever, Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre has again teamed up with Belfast’s Lyric Theatre for a new co-production written by John Morton entitled Denouement. The work, commissioned by the Lyric, will be presented as a work-in-progress audio recording featuring performances from acclaimed actors of stage and screen.Continue reading “New Co-Production between Traverse Theatre and Lyric Theatre Belfast Announced”

Bristol based theatre company, Wise Children along with Bristol Old Vic and New York based theatre company Plush Theatricals, announce the performance of Emma Rice’s musical adaptation of Romantics Anonymous. The critically acclaimed show, that’s based on the charming film Les Émotifs Anonymes written by Jean-Pierre Améris and Philippe Blasband, will be performed at Bristol OldContinue reading “Critically Acclaimed Romantics Anonymous to be Broadcast Live from Bristol Old Vic”

Scottish Ballet has released a notification to the effect that due to the ongoing restrictions around maintaining social distancing, and in consultation with their touring theatres, they have taken the difficult decision to reschedule their winter tour of The Nutcracker to 2021/22. Performances in all six tour cities will be rescheduled, and box office staff are now in theContinue reading “Brief Announcement re Scottish Ballet’s Winter Production of The Nutcracker”

Wonder Fools is a young Glasgow theatre company that specialises in creating contemporary new theatrical work based on a diverse range of current and historical real-life stories. As part of this year’s unique Traverse Festival programme, they have commissioned five new plays to be performed remotely and free for young people from September 2020 –Continue reading “New Commissioning Project Announced by Wonder Fools”

Capital Theatres, Scotland’s largest independent theatre charity, runs over 700 shows at the Festival and Kings Theatre, and The Studio throughout the year. Alongside this programme of national and international artistic work, Capital Theatres also runs an extensive learning and participation programme.  In 2015, Capital Theatres began working to improve the provision of meaningful artisticContinue reading “Capital Theatre’s Sterling Work in Field of Dementia Affirmed in Report”