Traverse theatre
Watch out for snowball-firing robots! 25 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas
Ian McKellen in Mother Goose, Robin Hood as a rock’n’roll panto, a circus spin on The Little Prince and glitter galore … it’s our selection box of festive theatre
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
09, Nov, 2022 @1:13 PM
Happy Meal review – romance blooms online and IRL
Tabby Lamb’s delightful two-hander is both a sweet comedy and an astute exploration of digital relationships and gender identity
Mark Fisher
06, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM
Still review – a tale of constant pain and impending chaos
Dementia and grief are among the difficult subjects explored in Frances Poet’s dislocating play
Mark Fisher
11, Aug, 2021 @2:59 PM
Medicine review – Domhnall Gleeson despairs in absurdist institutional limbo
The Edinburgh festival’s theatre programme begins with Enda Walsh’s flamboyant and funny new play about a man receiving an inappropriate form of drama therapy in a psychiatric hospital
Mark Fisher
08, Aug, 2021 @11:16 AM
Camels, clowns and sex education: what to see at Edinburgh fringe 2021
The festival has shrunk because of Covid but there are plenty of shows in person and online this summer – here’s our pick of the first to be announced
Chris Wiegand
01, Jul, 2021 @2:31 PM
Jim Haynes obituary
Indefatigable leading light in the arts counterculture who founded the Traverse theatre and campaigned for sexual liberation
James Campbell
07, Jan, 2021 @9:11 PM
Mustard review – one-woman show doesn't quite cut it
Eva O’Connor’s piece about ‘madness, heartbreak and condiments’ loses its bite in this online performance
Clare Brennan
06, Dec, 2020 @10:30 AM
Mustard review – stinging tale of love, revenge and condiment addiction
A young woman takes an unusually sticky route to recovery in Eva O’Connor’s solo story about obsession and heartbreak
Kate Wyver
02, Dec, 2020 @8:00 PM
The Journey review – a polished magic show in search of deeper meaning
Playing to a live online audience, mind-reader Scott Silven appears to know our thoughts before we do
Mark Fisher
17, Nov, 2020 @8:00 PM
Lesbian love story wins Popcorn Writing award for new play Edinburgh never got to see
Jennifer Lunn wins £2,500 prize for drama Es and Flo, whose fringe premiere was sabotaged by the Covid pandemic
Chris Wiegand
27, Aug, 2020 @11:00 AM
Traverse festival review – sense of apocalyptic doom is bang on trend
Traverse flies the Edinburgh festival flag with audio plays tackling ‘what happens after an earth-shattering event’, doomsday cults and slippery politics
Mark Fisher
25, Aug, 2020 @1:01 PM
Fleabag producer unveils Shedinburgh fringe festival streamed from sheds
With this year’s Edinburgh festival cancelled, performers including Sara Pascoe, Deborah Frances-White and Gary McNair will be broadcasting live from the tiniest of venues
Chris Wiegand
04, Aug, 2020 @11:00 AM
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