Category Archives: Theatre

Bristol based Theatre Uncut, one of the world’s leading political theatre companies, and our own new writing theatre, the legendary Traverse, are jointly releasing digital versions of three plays from the Theatre Uncut archive under the title Tools for Change. Exploring racism, censorship, power and identity, the three play texts written by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, GbolahanContinue reading “Theatre Uncut and Traverse Theatre Join Forces to Digitalise Three Plays”

Two companies have been awarded £410,000 by the Scottish Government programme CashBack for Communities for a brand-new arts project going under the name of CashBack for Change. The companies involved are YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) the award-winning national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland,  and award-winning Glasgow based theatre company, Glass PerformanceContinue reading “Three-Year Youth Programme Launched to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour”

The Traverse Theatre has announced the next production of its year-round Festival programme – In Someone Else’s Shoes: Edinburgh’s Unexpected Summer. This is an immersive 360 degree film that puts the viewer quite literally in the shoes of a varied range of Edinburgh residents. Using innovative filming technology, it uncovers stories of the city lessContinue reading “Traverse Theatre Announces Film as Next Production of Year-Round Festival”

From Thursday 24 September till Saturday 3 October at 7pm, coinciding with what would have been the theatre’s autumn season, a new installation in the foyer of Royal Lyceum Theatre is available for audiences to view. In a gesture towards letting audiences know how much they are missed and to celebrate Scotland’s missing theatre, anyoneContinue reading “Take a Seat at Edinburgh’s Lyceum!”

Scotland’s largest theatre charity Capital Theatres, that operates Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre, Festival Theatre and The Studio, has launched a Crowdfunder campaign in an urgent appeal for support to prevent the closure of the King’s Theatre and  continue bringing the arts to the wider community through its vital engagement work. The charity is asking for donationsContinue reading “Crowdfunder Campaign Launched by Capital Theatres to Save King’s Theatre”

MANIPULATE is a festival that’s been on the go since 2008 to promote visual and physical theatre, puppetry and animated films to adults audiences in Edinburgh. It takes place every year in the dreary month of February when its eclectic programme goes a long way to lift the winter blues and brighten dark nights.  ItContinue reading “New Opportunities for MANIPULATE Festival 2021 Announced”

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) organised by Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS), has been taking place each year since 1989. This autumn, with a programme entitled In the Flow, it takes audiences on a voyage exploring Scotland’s coasts and water through music and storytelling. In the Flow will celebrate Scotland as ‘a nationContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival Set to Host Online and In-Person Events”

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”