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Opening TimesMonday to Saturday: 10am – 6pm Or until performance starts Sundays: two hours before the performance

School & Group BookingsTo arrange a group booking, please email [email protected].

Groups receive one complimentary ticket for every 10 tickets bought (i.e. 11th ticket free). Valid for full price sales only.

All school tickets are £8, plus one complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 paying students. School bookings are not available for performances on Fridays and Saturdays.

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accompanied by an adult) • Over 60s• Disabled patrons (complimentary

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Welcome to the Traverse Theatre's Spring Season 2014We begin a new year and a new season on a tide of goodwill following the success of last year’s 50th anniversary celebrations. It was wonderful to see how much the Traverse means to so many of you at home and abroad.

Having honoured the past we now renew our determination to usher in the next 50 years of ground-breaking creativity, opportunity and inspiration. The essence of the Traverse ethos remains a pioneering spirit and a lust for creative adventure; a place where new talent and work begins its journey.

With over 27 productions, and two international festivals (manipulate and Imaginate), to look forward to this Spring from the most exciting companies working nationwide, as well as a host of workshops, post-show discussions and festivals, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to get involved.

This March two of our award-winning Breakfast Plays, A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity and Clean, return to our stage before they transfer to New York. Directed by Traverse Artistic Director, Orla O’Loughlin these 5-star productions wowed audiences and critics alike at last year’s festival with their sense of fun and lyrical dexterity.

We’re also delighted to welcome the return of the beloved A Play, A Pie and A Pint series in April. This season, the five-week series will take up residence in Traverse 2 for a mix of both afternoon and evening performances. Pies and pints are still on the menu alongside the best new drama and comedy.

Respected worldwide as a crucible for new writing and artistic talent, the Traverse continues its dedication to supporting and showcasing the most exciting new voices from Scotland and beyond. Keep an eye out for our Supporting New Talent button throughout the brochure to get a sense of the emerging artists being nurtured here year-round.

We have curated a pre-eminent programme of world-class drama, music and dance for you to enjoy throughout the building this season. Come, get involved and tell us what you think.

Orla O’Loughlin, Artistic Director Linda Crooks, Executive Producer

Executive Producer Linda Crooks and Artistic Director Orla O'Loughlin

TRAVERSE THEATRE COMPANY

22 – 23 JanuaryThis year, Traverse 1 will once again host two evenings of exciting new work from the Traverse’s next generation of playwrights – this year’s Class Act graduates.

Class Act is the Traverse Theatre's flagship schools project. Now in its twenty-third year, Class Act challenges senior pupils from schools across Edinburgh to become playwrights, creating scripts which are then premiered on the Traverse stage. This year our fantastic professional playwrights; Peter Arnott, Catherine Grosvenor, Nicola McCartney, Stef Smith and Gerda Stevenson have been working with pupils from Broughton High School, Craigmount High School, James Gillespie’s High School, Trinity Academy and Wester Hailes Education Centre.

www.traverse.co.uk @traversetheatre

Dates & TimesWed 22 – Thu 23 Jan, 7.30pm

Tickets£6/£4 concession

See Page 2 (Booking Tickets) for full pricing information.

This project would not be possible without the kind and generous support of Scott & Co and the John Thaw Foundation.

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Writing for Young People

ScribbleAges 15 – 18 Starts on 13 January, 4.30 – 6.30pm

Learn how to make your words jump off the page and burst into life on the stage, by joining Scribble – the Traverse Theatre’s writing programme for young people aged 15 – 18. Scribble is a fantastic playwriting and theatre skills programme which will give you the chance to work with members of the Traverse Artistic Team to discover the skills you need to turn your ideas into great scripts.

Members of the Scribble group will:• Be mentored by a professional Scottish

playwright and supported in a process of creating their own play scripts

• Have the opportunity to work with professional actors, directors and theatre professionals

• Have their work showcased on the Traverse stage

Traverse Young WritersAges 18 – 25 Starts on Monday 20 January, 7 – 9pm

The Traverse Theatre is passionate about supporting the NEW. New ideas, new conversations, new writers.

Traverse Young Writers is aimed at 18–25 year olds who wish to develop their playwriting skills. It offers the opportunity to be part of a creative network, where aspiring playwrights can discuss, debate and create great new work. Traverse Young Writers will run over 10 consecutive weeks, during which, members will receive five bespoke workshops from leading Scottish playwrights, including Morna Pearson, Gerda Stevenson, Johnny McKnight and Douglas Maxwell, alongside members of the Traverse Artistic Team. The course shall culminate in a Scratch Night of the group’s work.

Fees: The cost of a 10-week course of Scribble is £75. The Traverse is able to offer a limited number of bursaries covering the majority of the course fees for those unable to pay.

Fees: The cost of a 10-week course of Traverse Young Writers is £80. The Traverse is able to offer a limited number of bursaries covering the majority of the course fees for those unable to pay.

To find out more, please contact Sunniva Ramsay, Engagement Assistant, at [email protected]


MANIPULATE VISUAL THEATRE FESTIVAL 2013

VISUAL THEATRE FESTIVAL #7 31 JANUARY – 8 FEBRUARY 2014

For the full programme please visit www.manipulatefestival.org or collect a brochure from the Traverse Box Office

DEDICATED TO THEATRE AT ITS MOST SENSUAL AND IMAGINATIVE THE SCOTSMAN

EXUBERANT, EMOTIVE, POETIC THE HERALD

@ TRAVERSE THEATREFEBRUARY MONDAY 3 7.30PM BESTIAIRES/DUDA PAIVA COMPANY/NETHERLANDS/Theatre 9.15PM IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY/DON HERZFELDT/USA/FilmTUESDAY 4 7.30PM THE SEAS OF ORGANILLO/STEPHEN MOTTRAM’S ANIMATA/ENGLAND/Theatre 9.15PM TORN/FAUX THEATRE/SCOTLAND/TheatreWEDNESDAY 5 7.30PM SCRAP YARD/SCRAP YARD THEATRE/SCOTLAND/Theatre UNHINGED/PAPER DOLL MILITIA/USA/Theatre 9.15PM ESTONIA’S BLACK KNIGHT/PRIIT PÄRN/ESTONIA/FilmsTHURSDAY 6 7.30PM HOTEL DE RIVE/FIGURENTHEATER TUEBINGEN/GERMANY/Theatre 9.15PM GRIT/TORTOISE IN A NUTSHELL/SCOTLAND/TheatreFRIDAY 7 7.30PM GO!/POLINA BORISOVA/RUSSIA/Theatre 9.15PM TITO ON ICE/MAX ANDERSSON, HELENA AHNONEN/FilmSATURDAY 8 11.30AM SCOTTISH ANIMATION DAY/ECA ANIMATION DEPT, WILL BECHER, AXIS & RED KITE/SCOTLAND/Short films, Q & A’s & Discussions 7.30PM PLANET LUVOS/EDITTA BRAUN COMPANY/AUSTRIA/Theatre 9.15PM TILT YOUR THINKING/VARIOUS/CANADA, ESTONIA, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, USA/Short films

Two world premieres, one European premiere and four UK premieres – exceptional visual performances designed to entertain, intrigue and inspire...

INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE AND FILM

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“Funny, fresh and appealing.”««««Telegraph

“A joy to watch.”««««Evening Standard

BlinkBy Phil Porter

nabokov ANd SOHO THEATRE PRESENT

20 – 22 FebruaryDirector Joe Murphy Designer Hannah Clark

"This is a true story, and it’s a love story. This is our love story...”

This is the tale of Jonah and Sophie. It’s a love story. A dysfunctional love story, but a love story all the same. Against the lonely backdrop of London, the worlds of two shy individuals collide, and a charming, delicate and darkly funny story unfolds before your eyes.

Directed by Soho Theatre Artistic Associate and nabokov Artistic Director Joe Murphy, Blink was a sell-out hit at Soho Theatre and at the Traverse in 2012.

www.nabokov-online.com / @nabokovtheatre www.sohotheatre.com / @sohotheatre

Dates & Times Thu 20 – Sat 22 Feb, 8pm

Tickets£15.50/£12.50 concessions/ £8 unemployed, disabled

Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 20 Feb


Warning: Some adult themes and moderate strong language

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Post show discussion As part of Big Night Out 2014 there will be a post-show discussion on Thu 20 February to give audience members a chance to meet the cast and discuss the performance.

“Breathtaking ... simply shows us the world as it is”««««Critics’ Choice, Financial Times

“A masterpiece ... an absolute must-see”«««««Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

"A desperate Ophelia for our times" ««««Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

Dark Vanilla JungleBy Philip Ridley

SuPPORTiNg WAll

27 February – 1 MarchDirector David Mercatali Designer William Reynolds Cast Gemma Whelan

A beautiful, breathtaking drama about one girl’s craving for family and home – and the lengths to which she’ll go to achieve them.

This Fringe First Award-winning smash hit is the latest acclaimed work by Time Out, Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle Award winner Philip Ridley. Starring Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, One Man Two Guvnors), Dark Vanilla Jungle takes the audience on a sweeping, intimate journey that draws on themes of gang culture, female objectification and the impact of trauma on young people.

www.supportingwall.com @SupportingWall

Dates & Times Thu 27 Feb – Sat 1 Mar, 8pm

Tickets£15.50/£12.50 concessions/ £8 unemployed, disabled

Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 27 Feb


Warning: strong language and storytelling of a sexual and violent nature

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Fleur Darkin’s Innocence

SCOTTiSH dANCE THEATRE

1 MarchChoreographer Fleur Darkin Designer Alex Lowde Lighting Designer Lucy Carter Scripted by Tanya Ronder

A unique playroom performance, Innocence invites 0-7 year olds (and their adults), to explore William Blake’s imagination. Innocence is a magical theatrical journey led by Scottish Dance Theatre’s captivating dancers, with live music, songs, giggles and animal noises by Paul Bradley. Innocence is a wonderful dance adventure for young ones, their families and friends.

www.scottishdancetheatre.com www.facebook.com/ScottishDanceTheatre @SDTDance

Dates & Times Sat 1 Mar, 12pm

Tickets£10 single adult / family tickets £8 each


“Dazzling … an infectious sense of fun and excitement” ««««The Times

“Positively perfect” ««««The Scotsman

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Yama/Kingdom (Double Bill)

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28 February – 1 MarchScottish Dance Theatre presents two compelling works from international choreographers performed by the company’s exceptional dancers. Expect passion, energy and boundary-pushing dance.

Yama by Damien JaletDamien Jalet has been responsible for some of the most revered productions of the last 10 years, including Babel (Laurence Olivier Award 2011) and work with Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and a radical re-staging of Bolero with Marina Abramovic at the Paris Opera. In a UK first, Jalet works with revered Whitney- exhibited visual artist Jim Hodges to create Yama. This performance created with the dancers of Scottish dance theatre takes as its starting point the mythology associated with mountains and is a mysterious yet visceral metaphor of collective ascension. Costume Design: Jean Paul Lespagnard. Lighting Design: Emma Jones. Music: Winter Family.

Kingdom by Jorge CrecisSpanish choreographer Jorge Crecis presents his risk-taking, playful Kingdom. This piece isn’t about a journey, it is a journey. Starting with 52 bamboo sticks, 120 ropes, the company of 10 dancers are challenged to become a group and to effectively transform the raw materials into a 6 metre human shelter. Inspired by Crecis's participation in the Madrid Occupy movement, Kingdom is brutal, delicate and political. Costume design: Carys Hobbs. Lighting Design: Emma Jones. Music: The Artist.

Dates & Times Fri 28 Feb – Sat 1 Mar, 7.30pm

Tickets£15.50 / £12.50 concessions / £8 unemployed, disabled

Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Fri 28 Feb


www.scottishdancetheatre.com @SDTDance www.facebook.com/ScottishDanceTheatre

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“One of the most personable and versatile ensembles in British Dance” The Times

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Words, Words, Words14 February & 20 MayFebruaryJoin us for a Valentine’s scratch extravaganza as we explore stories of love and heartbreak in our regular new writing showcase.

MayThe writers will be set a challenge by our Channel 4 Writer-in-Residence Morna Pearson for this second Words, Words, Words installment. Keep your eye on the website for what the challenge will be.

In both events we will present a selection of script-in-hand readings of thrilling brand new work. Come and witness the first breath of these hatchlings as we bring them gasping and whooping to life for the very first time. We’d love you to join us in the bar afterwards to meet the writers and feed back on what you’ve seen.

Date & TimeFri 14 Feb, 8pm; Tue 20 May, 8pm

Tickets £6/£4

The Traverse has the support of the Channel 4 Playwrights’ Scheme sponsored by Channel 4 Television.

3 MarchNoisy Nights, now in their sixth year, are Red Note’s regular informal new music nights at the Traverse. Short pieces of new music are submitted from all around the world to be premiered here, in response to a new line-up of instruments and players each time.

Noisy Nights are fun, informal and easy-going. Members of the audience even get the chance to write their own pieces for Red Note to play with the now-famous 10-Minute Composer’s Challenge in the interval!

Sign up to their Facebook or Twitter feeds to learn about how to submit your music, or just show up to hear the very freshest new music.

rednoteensemble.com @rednoteensemble

Dates & TimesMon 3 Mar, 8pm

TicketsFree (ticketed)

Creative Scotland, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, PRS for Music Foundation, Hope Scott Trust, Traverse Theatre, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

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Directors’ ProgrammeSpring 2014

Just as words require writers to give them life; writers need directors to bring their visions to the stage. This is the reason we are proud to run the Traverse Theatre’s Directors’ Programme.

The Directors’ Programme connects with emerging theatre directors, who wish to hone their craft and connect with other industry professionals. Members of the programme are invited to a series of workshops and events which exist to support the development of theatre directors working across Scotland.

This season Programme members will connect with members of the Traverse Artistic Team and the JMK visiting artists, including Headlong Theatre Company.

To learn more and to join the mailing list for the Traverse Directors’ Programme please email a CV and covering letter to Sunniva Ramsay, Engagement Assistant, at [email protected]

Directors’ Cut15 February

What do you get when you give one ten-minute play to a handful of different directors? Very contrasting performances of the same text. Join us on a journey of discovery as we explore how the choices a director makes can often profoundly shape what we see on stage.

For this inaugural event award-winning Channel 4 Writer-in-Residence, Morna Pearson, has written a mini world premiere. Watch as different directors bring this new work to the stage for the first time and blow open the possibilities of interpretation.

As ever, we’d love you to be a part of the conversation. Join us for an informal post-show discussion, to meet members of the Traverse Directors' Programme and feed back on what you've seen.

Date & TimeSat 15 Feb, 8pm

Tickets £6/£4

Original idea created and produced by DryWrite theatre company. The Traverse has the support of the Channel 4 Playwrights’ Scheme sponsored by Channel 4 Television.

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Gym PartyBy Made In China

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4 – 5 MarchCreated by Made In China with Christopher Brett Bailey and Ira Brand Cast Jess Latowicki, Christopher Brett Bailey, Ira Brand Lighting design Sean Gleason Set and costume Clementine Keith-Roche

Chris, Jess and Ira will do whatever it takes to win. For themselves. For you. It’s all the same.

A razor sharp, darkly comic exploration of our universal desire to win. Our three intrepid contestants compete in a series of games, from the hilariously stupid to the arbitrary and downright heart-breaking.

Anarchic, thoughtful and ultimately moving, Gym Party speaks to anyone who frets about the state of the world and how we treat each other – then gets distracted by a dumb celebrity tweet.

@madeinchinathtr

Dates & Times Tue 4 – Wed 5 Mar, 8pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off 4 & 5 Mar


‘Gym Party finds the sweet spot between pure play, socio-political satire and personal confession ... sharp, silly and suprisingly tender’ ««««The Times

««««The Scotsman

Commissioned by and developed at Battersea Arts Centre. Co-commissioned by Pulse, Mayfest, Sprint and Sampled festivals. With support from the Almeida Theatre and National Theatre Studio. Funded by Arts Council England.

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International Women’s Day Event

WOMEN iN THEATRE SCOTlANd

8 MarchJoin Women in Theatre Scotland as they present an evening of readings and discussion to raise funds for Women's Fund for Scotland and Womankind Worldwide.

Discussion & Open Forum, 6pm A panel of distinguished guests invite you to discuss with them the role women theatre makers are playing in Scottish Theatre today.

Staged Readings, 7.30pm Created to mark International Women’s Day, come and watch this wonderful array of short, script-in-hand performances created by some of the most exciting names in Scottish contemporary theatre-making. Includes new work from, amongst others, Clare Duffy, Catherine Grosvenor, Jules Horne, Nicola McCartney, Stef Smith and Isobel Wright.

Dates & Times Sat 8 Mar, 6pm, 7.30pm

Tickets Discussion Free (ticketed) Reading £6/£4

All ticket proceeds will go to the named charities.


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“Brown like Macbeth crossed with Lear” Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph

“Poignant, funny insight into political leadership” The Scotsman

The Confessions of Gordon BrownBy Kevin Toolis

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11 – 15 MarchDirector Kevin Toolis Cast Ian Grieve

Edinburgh Festival and London West End Smash Hit arrives at the Traverse.

Gordon Brown hilariously exposes the darkest secrets of being Prime Minister - the stab-in-the-back plottings, the betrayals and most importantly - the hair gel. In a candid portrait of life inside Downing Street Gordon at last reveals what it takes to knife your way to the top and rule a nation. He also discloses how his dream of power went awry.

A brand new one-man play by acclaimed Emmy-nominated writer and director Kevin Toolis, starring Ian Grieve as Gordon Brown.

www.gordonconfesses.com @GordonConfesses

Dates & Times Tue 11 – Sat 15 Mar, 7.30pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off 11, 12 & 13 Mar


Warning: May contain strong language

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Post show discussion Post show discussion, Wed 12 March, with Peter MacMahon, ITV Border Political Editor and Simon Pia, Press Advisor to Holyrood Labour leaders Wendy Alexander and Iain Gray.

PronounBy Evan Placey

lYCEuM YOuTH THEATRE

13 – 15 March Director Christie O’Carroll

Josh and Isabella are childhood sweethearts. They were meant to spend their gap year together. They were meant to be together forever. But Isabella has now become a boy.

A powerful love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean.

www.lyceum.org.uk @lyceumtheatre

Dates & Times Thu 13 – Sat 15 Mar, 7pm (with an additional 2.30pm performance on Sat 15 Mar)

Tickets £12 (for Double Bill)


Warning: Some strong language and medical references

Pronoun appears as part of NT Connections 2014

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“A fine young company from the Lyceum Youth Theatre, beautifully directed by Christie O’Carroll” Joyce Mcmillian on LYT’s What Are They Like, Traverse Theatre, March 2013

Double BillBefore each performance of Pronoun, members of the Lyceum Youth Theatre will also be showcasing work created by the Traverse Theatre Scribble Group.

“Bursting with wit, intelligence and energy, Stellar Quines brings new vigour to Scottish theatre” The Scotsman

Dare to CareBy Christine Lindsay

World premiere STEllAR QuiNES & FiFE CulTuRAl TRuST

19 – 21 MarchDirector Muriel Romanes Musical Director & Arranger Hilary Brooks Designer Keith McIntyre

Arriving for a spell behind bars, where there are no secrets or boundaries, a group of women tell their stories in a sometimes crazy, often poignant insight into their lives and the price they’re forced to pay.

Linked by common threads of hope, fear, love and survival, Christine Lindsay does not offer blame or reason but in each story highlights the difficulties faced by these women in the society of their time.

Christine Lindsay joined the Scottish Prison Service in 1976 and spent the equivalent of two life sentences behind bars. Some of her time was spent at Cornton Vale Prison which inspired her to write this play.

www.stellarquines.com / @stellarquines www.onfife.com / @onfife

Dates & Times Wed 19 – Fri 21 Mar, 7.30pm




Warning: Contains strong language

Supported by Creative ScotlandImage by Jade Currie

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Chalk FarmBy Kieran Hurley and AJ Taudevin

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20 – 22 MarchAward-winning playwrights Kieran Hurley and AJ Taudevin join forces with highly acclaimed ThickSkin (Blackout, The Static) in this explosive new play about love and blame in the aftermath of the 2011 London riots.

Through a mother’s desire for safety and acceptance, and a young boy’s need to be recognized and excepted as part of something, Chalk Farm offers an uncompromising and ultimately heartbreaking examination of a fractured society.

Fresh from extraordinary critical and audience acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, Chalk Farm features ThickSkin’s trademark style of heart-stopping visual theatre, fusing multi-media, movement and text.

www.thickskintheatre.co.uk @ThickSkinTwit #chalkfarm

Dates & Times Thu 20 – Sat 22 Mar, 8pm

Tickets £15.50 / £12.50 concessions / £8 unemployed, disabled

Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 20 Mar


Part of Made in Scotland 2013 www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com.

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“Brilliant, sharp, poetic, passionate, full of searing insight into the politics of blame.”««««The Scotsman

“A taut, explosive duologue ... poetically powerful.”««««The Times

“This is sharp, intelligent storytelling.”The List

“Their work is never less than sublime”The Independent on Told by an Idiot

“The entire show gurgles with merriment”««««The Guardian on My Perfect Mind

Never Try This At HomeBy Carl Grose and Told by an Idiot

World premiere TOld BY AN idiOT ANd BiRMiNgHAM REPERTORY THEATRE iN ASSOCiATiON WiTH SOHO THEATRE

26 – 29 MarchDirector Paul Hunter Designer Michael Vale

A disturbing homage to Saturday morning TV.

Shushi was a programme so anarchic in its time that adults and children alike watched it in their millions. Until one fatal transmission where the female presenter was pushed over the edge, an obsessive fan resorted to desperate measures, and Phil Collins was locked in his dressing room.

Inspired by legendary Saturday morning shows such as Tiswas and Going Live, Never Try This At Home re-unites the remaining survivors of an infamous TV show, Shushi, and throws the spotlight on those presenters who are soon to realise the insidious side of fame. With a local house band and actual Shushi footage, this show is a hilarious, violent and disturbing exposé of the world of TV and fame.

www.toldbyanidiot.org @toldbyanidiot93 #NeverTryThisAtHome

Dates & Times Wed 26 – Sat 29 Mar, 7.30pm




Warning: Contains some strong language and possible nudity

Told by an Idiot are supported by Arts Council England

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Thu 27 Mar, 7.30pm

Best of The Village Pub Theatre

World premiere VillAgE PuB THEATRE

31 March - 5 AprilDirector Caitlin Skinner Writers Colin Bell, Sophie Good, Catherine Grosvenor, James Ley, Louise Knowles, Morna Pearson and special guests.

For one week, Traverse 1 will be the home of the Village Pub Theatre (VPT), a lo-fi, writer-led theatre collective based in the Village Pub in Leith.

Throughout the week the collective will be developing pieces and will present these each evening. These intimate evening readings, Monday – Friday, will give the audience an opportunity to see work taking shape.

On the final night, Saturday, 5 April, the company will present an evening of the best pieces from the VPT repertoire, past and present, written by the collective as well as special guest writers.

www.facebook.com/PubTheatre @PubTheatre

Dates & Times Mon 31 Mar – Sat 5 Apr, 7pm

TicketsMon - Fri Readings £4 Sat Performance £6 (£4 if you've booked for one of the evening readings)


Supported by Creative Scotland. Winners of the Tom McGrath Maverick Award 2013.

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A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity / Clean


26 – 29 MarchDirector Orla O'Loughlin

A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity by Douglas Maxwell Mourning her husband’s death, Annabelle strikes up an unlikely relationship with his potty-mouthed employee, Jim. As she enters into Jim's un-finishing school, Annabelle finally finds her own voice and gets herself heard. This riotous explosion of expletives addresses how we express and process our grief.

Clean by Sabrina Mahfouz Welcome to the world of London’s top female underground criminals on their biggest job yet, an international heist. Zainab, Chloe and Katya are three fast-talking, no-nonsense criminal heroines who mean business. Clean, by poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, is razor-sharp and effortlessly slick.

Developed from readings as part of our Herald Angel winning Dream Plays series during the 2012 Fringe Festival, and a sell-out during the Fringe Festival 2013, Clean and A Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity will transfer to New York later this Spring. Part of Made in Scotland

Dates & Times Wed 26 – Sat 29 Mar, 8pm




www.traverse.co.uk @traversetheatre

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"Superb performances ... excellent script ... classy direction" «««««The Herald T2 14+

A Play, A Pie and A Pint

ORáN MóR PRESENTEd BY THE TRAVERSE THEATRE

1 April – 3 MayLunchtime favourite A Play, A Pie and A Pint is back for its seventh season with a tasty array of treats, so choose your brew, pick a pie and feast on the finest theatre around.

Love With a Capital ‘L’ by Tony Cox Tue 1 – Sat 5 Apr, 1pm When Hilda Matheson, Head of Talks at the BBC, commissioned her lover, Vita Sackville-West, and her homosexual husband, Harold Nicolson, to speak on the subject of 'marriage', it was a step too far for Director-General John Reith.

Perfect Stroke by Johnny McKnight Tue 8 – Sat 12 April, 1pm (with an additional 7pm performance on Fri 11) A lively cat and mouse chase ensues between Ms Stone and errant schoolboy Tommy as an innocent flirtation escalates to a struggle for power in the classroom. A nerve-shredding insight into what happens when lines are crossed.

The Last Bloom by Amba Chevannes Tue 15 – Sat 19 Apr, 1pm (with an additional 7pm performance on Fri 18) A heartwarming and powerful drama following two headstrong nursing home residents, Cynthia and Myrtle, as they battle for dominance over their shared space and memories.

Skeleton Wumman by Gerda Stevenson Tue 22 – Sat 26 Apr, 1pm (with an additional 7pm performance on Fri 25) Skeleton Wumman gives a classic Scandinavian folktale a haunting twist for the 21st-century, as told by a young disabled Scots teenager. A contemporary drama with live music.

Queen of Lucky People by Iain Heggie Tue 29 Apr – Sat 3 May, 1pm A delicious black comedy unfolds as newly-retired Patrice French discovers the joys of social networking. Iain Heggie's bang up-to-date new comedy finds human nature wanting in old familiar ways.

Tickets£12 (includes a play, a pie and a pint of beer/125ml glass of house wine/regular glass of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, lemonade, orange juice, tea or filter coffee).


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Supported by Creative Scotland. Winners of the Tom McGrath Maverick Award 2013. Image by Cake

Captain AmazingBy Alistair McDowall

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3 – 5 AprilDirector Clive Judd Cast Mark Weinman Illustrator Rebecca Glover

This Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013 sell-out hit is a funny and poignant one-man show that thrusts us into the life of Britain’s only part-time superhero.

Struggling to balance his family responsibilities and more conventional job with defeating super villains and rescuing families from burning buildings, Captain Amazing explores how all parents strive to be heroes in the eyes of their children. Discover Captain Amazing’s origins, his family life and how even the invincible aren’t immune to tragedy.

www.live.org.uk #CaptainAmazing

Dates & Times Thu 3 – Sat 5 Apr, 8pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 3 Apr


Warning: Contains strong language

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“We need playwrights like McDowall. He believes in potential, champions underdogs and writes with such full-blooded, big-hearted empathy that you can’t help but be won over.” ««««The Scotsman

“This may well be the best one-man show you’re likely to see…” ««««The Telegraph

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This May Hurt A BitBy Stella Feehily

ScottiSh premiere OuT OF JOiNT ANd OCTAgON THEATRE BOlTON

8 – 12 AprilDirector Max Stafford-ClarkComposer Tim Shortall Lighting Designer Jason Taylor Sound Designer Andy Smith

“It would be a great reform in politics if wisdom could be made to spread as easily and rapidly as folly”

A month after stating “we will stop the top-down reorganisation of the NHS that has got in the way of patient care”, the government launched the biggest top-down reorganisation the service had seen in its 65-year history.

With characteristic wit, tenderness and surrealism, Stella Feehily’s new play explores one family’s journey through the digestive system of the NHS and asks: what is the prognosis for this much-loved, fiercely-debated institution?

www.outofjoint.co.uk @out_of_joint

Dates & Times Tue 8 – Sat 12 Apr, 7.30pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off 8, 9 & 10 Apr


Warning: Contains swearing

This production is supported by Frank and Elizabeth Brenan

Image by Martin Rowson

"Wonderful writing" Whatsonstage on Bang Bang Bang by Stella Feehily

"A bright, sharp, funny first play... Entirely believable" The Guardian on Duck by Stella Feehily T1 14+

european premiere dOgSTAR THEATRE COMPANY iN ASSOCiATiON WiTH PROFilTEATERN ANd uMEA 2014 EuROPEAN CAPiTAl OF CulTuRE

24 – 26 AprilDirector Ben HarrisonDesigner Emily JamesCast includes Matthew Zajac

Set against the backdrop of the tainted blood products scandal affecting thousands of haemophiliacs worldwide, Factor 9 is a visceral horror story of human survival and a cry for justice in the face of a medical industrial nightmare.

From the brutal Arkansas penal system to the isolated voices of survivors in Scotland, this searing piece uses a bold theatricality, reaching into the roots of the tragedy and the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in America.

Using testimony, transcripts, articles, reports and documentary evidence, two actors present a multi-media performance dominated by that vital fluid, blood, exploring everyday human experience and how lives were changed forever.

Dogstar reunites the creators of The Tailor of Inverness to present a vibrant new production and a story which cries out to be told.

www.dogstartheatre.co.uk / @dogstartheatre

Dates & Times Thu 24 – Sat 26 Apr, 7.30pm

Tickets£15.50/ £12.50 concessions / £8 unemployed, disabled

Traverse Theatre Club £3 off on Thu 24 Apr


Supported by Creative Scotland, Profilteatern, UMEA 2014 Capital of Culture

Image by Laurence Winram

Factor 9By Hamish MacDonald

"Zajac sews up the story superbly. .. this is a compelling and magical piece of theatre." «««««Edinburgh Evening News (on The Tailor of Inverness by Matthew Zajac)

T1 14+

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor CutlerConceived and directed by Matthew Lenton

World premiere VANiSHiNg POiNT ANd NATiONAl THEATRE OF SCOTlANd iN ASSOCiATiON WiTH EdEN COuRT

29 April – 3 MayText Sandy Grierson and the Company Musical Direction James Fortune Design Kai Fischer

“You are the centre of your little world and I am of mine. Now and again we meet for tea, we're two of a kind. This is our universe, cups of tea. We have a beautiful cosmos, you and me.” Ivor Cutler

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler is a musical and visual journey based on the songs, stories and poems of one of Scotland’s most iconic exiles.

A Jewish, Scottish, Londoner, Ivor Cutler was a wholehearted eccentric whose music and words range from the whimsical to the disturbing; had he been born in Russia he'd perhaps be a Daniil Kharms or a Gogol. Here, Mr Cutler stands alone.

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler weaves together the music, prose, poetry and biography of Ivor Cutler to tell the story of a remarkable life, from birth, through boyhood, to old age, and death.

www.vanishing-point.org www.nationaltheatrescotland.com

Dates & Times Tue 29 Apr – Sat 3 May, 7.30pm (with an additional 2.30pm performance on Sat 3 May).


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off 29, 30 Apr


Vanishing Point receives funding from Creative Scotland and Glasgow City Council. National Theatre of Scotland is core funded by the Scottish Government

Image by Katrina Lithgow

T1 12+

THE ARCHES PRESENTS PlATFORM 18 AWARd WiNNER

1 – 3 MayPlatform 18 Award 2014 Winner Rob Jones and Michael John O’Neill, Enormous Yes

... the king caused tak ane dumb woman, and pat hir in Inchkeith and gave hir two bairnes with hir...

In 1493 a young King James IV of Scotland ordered that two infants be left on the island of Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth to be reared by a mute woman. He hoped to uncover humanity’s original language; the words Adam shared with his God.

What James did became known as The Forbidden Experiment. In 2009 Rob Jones and Michael John O’Neill issued a Freedom of Information request for data on the British Army’s activities on Inchkeith during the Second World War. The pair wanted to know about the MoD’s interest in language deprivation, and about the forbidden thoughts that became forbidden acts once again on that lonely island in the Firth of Forth. It’s taken some time, but Rob and Michael have found something. Something they think you should know.

Each year, The Arches Platform 18 Award aims to supportScotland’s most exciting theatre makers and offer them theunique opportunity to stage a funded production at The Arches(Glasgow) as part of their Behaviour festival, followed by arun at the Traverse Theatre.

Dates & Times Thu 1 – Sat 3 May, 8pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off on Thu 1 May


Glasgow Performances will take place in The Arches: Tues 22, Wed 23, Thurs 24, Fri 25 Apr at 7.30pm.

Supported by Creative ScotlandImage by Chris McNulty

The Forbidden ExperimentBy Enormous Yes

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16 – 17 MayDirector Emma Callander, Traverse Associate Director Designer Rosanna Vize

In 2011, UK graffiti artist Banksy spray painted ‘This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant’ on the side of an old water tank in Los Angeles. The disused tank was home to a man called Tachowa Covington who, in his seven years there, had furnished it with carpets, a stove and even CCTV. The tank instantly became a work of art and was taken away to be sold. Suddenly, Tachowa was homeless again...

Starring Gary Beadle - best known as Eastenders’ Paul Trueman,Tom Wainwright’s sell-out play is about creating somethingfrom nothing and then having it taken away, in the name of art. It will be followed by a screening of Something From Nothing, documentary-maker Hal Samples’ short film about Tachowa, edited from material gathered over seven years.

www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com / @tftheatres @wearethesum

Dates & Times Fri 16 – Sat 17 May, 8pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off on Fri 16 May


Warning: Contains some strong language and adult themes

Originally commissioned by Tobacco Factory Theatre and A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Óran Mór.

Graphic Design by Barney Heywood / Photography by Paul Blakemore

Banksy: The Room in the ElephantBy Tom Wainwright

“A vital piece of 21st-century drama, about who gets to hold the camera, to define what is art, and to shape the stories we hear; and whose life finally counts.” The Scotsman

“One minute he has the audience belly-laughing, with a deft twist seconds later we’re silenced as tears stream down his face.” The Big Issue

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PestsBy Vivienne Franzmann

ScottiSh premiere A ClEAN BREAk, ROYAl COuRT THEATRE ANd ROYAl ExCHANgE THEATRE CO-PROduCTiON

22 – 24 MayDirector Lucy Morrison

"Share equal da child-care? When done you get so f*ckin’ middle class? What, you gonna get a nanny next? Gonna start quaff quaffin’ red wines an’ chattin’ sh*t ‘bout dem rocketin’ house prices?"

Pink loves Rolly. Rolly loves Pink. And Pink loves getting bombed off her face. Sisters from the same nest. Both trapped in a tiny rotting world. Both cuffed to a past that refuses to release them. One wants out. The other needs her in. Trouble is, when you complete each other, you’re nothing on your own.

Commissioned by celebrated theatre company Clean Break, Pests is the searing new play from Vivienne Franzmann (Mogadishu, The Witness), winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2008, George Devine Award 2010 and the Pearson Playwright Bursary for the Royal Court 2012.

www.cleanbreak.org.uk @CleanBrk / #pests

Dates & Times Thu 22 – Sat 24 May, 8pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 22 May


Warning: Contains adult themes including graphic scenes of drug use

Supported by public funding from Arts Council England

Image by Dan Bass

"The play of the year" «««««The Telegraph (on Vivienne Franzmann’s Mogadishu)

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MONEY the Game ShowBy Clare Duffy

uNliMiTEd THEATRE ANd BuSH THEATRE

23 – 24 MayDirector Clare Duffy Designer Rhys Jarman Composer David Edwards

Casino and Queenie used to be hedge fund managers. Before the financial crisis of 2008, that is. Now, in an inspired - or desperate - career move, they’ve turned to performance art to share their stories of how to make (and lose) billions from the economic downturn.

Playing with £10,000 in real pound coins, Casino and Queenie challenge you to play a series of high stake games that demonstrate how the world’s economic system came to the brink of collapse.

MONEY the Game Show takes a playful and politically sharp look at the roots of the 2008 financial crisis and its on-going impact in 2014.

www.unlimited.org.uk @untheatre / @playdoctorduffy #moneythegameshow

Dates & Times Fri 23 – Sat 24 May, 7.30pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Fri 23 May


Warning: Contains some very strong language.

Developed with the support of The Arches, Traverse Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland and Creative Scotland as part of the Platform 18 Award.

Image by analogue

14+

“A fiercely showbiz affair … the writing glitters with an unexpected brilliance”««««The Scotsman

“This playful, thoughtful and riotously entertaining piece is right on the money” ««««The Guardian

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HEARTBy Steven Gaythorpe

ZENdEH

29 – 30 MayDirector Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh Dramaturg Ben Ayrton Choreographer Katie Armstrong

As the British and American orchestrated coup d’état Operation Boot destabilises a nation, an intoxicating love triangle unravels…

HEART is an explosive mix of political thriller and passionate love story. A dynamic cocktail of physical theatre and performance poetry.

Inspired by the epic love poem Leili and Majnoun, HEART excavates obsession, madness and betrayal on a personal and global level. Pleasure lingers in the dark violence and desires move between the shadows.

Set between Durham and Tehran, an Iranian woman, her English husband and her Syrian lover experience love in all its complexity against the backdrop of the 28 Mordad Coup d’Etat in 1953.

www.zendeh.com @zendeh_tweets / #HEART

Dates & Times Thu 29 – Fri 30 May, 8pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 29 May


Developed with the support of Arts Council England, Northern Stage and Ovalhouse

Image by ZENDEH

"Enchanting tale is pure escapism" Evening Chronicle

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Dates & Times Fri 30 May Double Bill, 7.30pm Sat 31 May Workshop 2.30pm Sat 31 May Double Bill, 7.30pm

TicketsDouble Bills £15.50 / £12.50 concessions / £8 unemployed, disabled Workshop £10 (£5 when booking a Double Bill) Music Performance Free

Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Fri 30 May


Warning: Show contains strong language and sexual references

CHORALE – A Sam Shepard Roadshow

PRESENCE THEATRE liMiTEd & ACTORS TOuRiNg COMPANY iN ASSOCiATiON WiTH BElgRAdE THEATRE COVENTRY ANd BY ARRANgEMENT WiTH JOSEF WEiNBERgER liMiTEd

30 – 31 MayDirector Simon Usher Music Herons! Cast Includes Jack Tarlton

A rare opportunity to experience America’s most adventurous living playwright through this unique roadshow. Three Plays.Two Films. A night of music and a workshop.

Friday Double Bill, 7.30pm Screening of the film Savage/Love and a new play The Animal (You), based on Shepard’s short stories Saturday Afternoon Workshop, 2.30pm A workshop on the collaborative theatre of Sam Shepard, centred around a screening of his film Tongues Saturday Evening Double Bill, 7.30pm Two plays – The Holy Ghostly and The War in Heaven Saturday Night Late Music After the show Herons! play in the Traverse Bar

For full details on the Roadshow programme and the individual events please visit the Roadshow page on our Traverse website.

This roadshow is a rollercoaster.

www.presencetheatre.com @presencetheatre / #CHORALE

Image by Presence Theatre

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“Evocatively conjures up all those endless highways, motels and empty badlands that dominate Sam Shepard‘s work“Jonathan Lovett, The Stage

“The Traverse’s programme is probably the most eclectic – there are so many beacons of imagination“Irish Times “Many of the hottest Fringe shows

are presented by the Traverse, a respected year-round institution devoted to new writing”New York Times

"The epicentre of new writing"The Independent

"An Edinburgh institution but also something of a national treasure"Edinburgh Evening News

“Look to the Traverse for proof that today’s theatre-makers are making a new dramatic pitch”The Scotsman

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"An integral part of the whole nation’s culture"The Stage

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First CosmonautBy Jocelyn Clarke

uK premiere BluE RAiNCOAT THEATRE COMPANY

5 – 7 JuneDirector Niall Henry Designer Jamie Vartan Sound Joe Hunt

Having brought you The Third Policeman, The Chairs and The Poor Mouth; the award-winning Blue Raincoat Theatre Company return to the Traverse with their new production, First Cosmonaut by Jocelyn Clarke.

The story of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space and the first human to see Earth. This is a tale told through the eyes of a Russian fit-up company, travelling to venues in the West and performing the story of one of Russia's great heroes.

Hilarious, playful and movingly brought to life by Blue Raincoat Theatre, and in a broad range of the company’s signature styles, this promises to be an exciting theatrical event.

www.blueraincoat.com

Dates & Times Thu 5 – Sat 7 Jun, 7.30pm


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Thu 5 Jun


Supported by Culture IrelandImage by Steve Rodgers

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“Enchanting theatre.” «««««The Examiner

“Beautifully realised.” «««««Irish Theatre Magazine

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La Tragedie ComiqueBy Eve Bonafanti & Yves Hunstad, translated by Tim Licata

uK premiere PluTôT lA ViE iN ASSOCiATiON WiTH HOWdEN PARk CENTRE

6 – 7 JuneDirector Ian Cameron Designer Iain Halket Cast Tim Licata Music Andrew Cruickshank

Stare down the devil and face the perils and joys of life.

A bare wooden stage, a sumptuous red curtain and … an audience. The Character appears… An epic story unfolds as great characters of literature wait to be born to this world… brought to life by authors and incarnated by actors.

For generations, our Character waits for his Actor to be born, to weather the storms of childhood and ultimately bring him to life… not without difficulty! In return, the Character entices, cajoles and emboldens his Actor not to be afraid to step out from behind his mask and… live.

www.plutotlavie.org.uk @PlutotlaVie

Dates & Times Fri 6 - Sat 7 Jun, 7pm (with an additional 2.30pm performance on Sat 7 Jun).


Traverse Theatre Club £3 off Fri 6 Jun


Supported by Creative ScotlandImage by Douglas Robertson

“…sequence after sequence of inspired comedy … a torrent of creativity, and a profound playfulness!” ««««Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman (on By the Seat of Your Pants)

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Copies of this brochure and an access guide are available in large print and audio formats from the Traverse Box Office or downloadable from www.traverse.co.uk

The BuildingThere are two theatres: Traverse 1 which seats around 200 and Traverse 2 which seats around 100. From the Cambridge Street entrance there is level access through two sets of automatic doors to the Ground Floor foyer where the Box Office is situated.There are adapted toilets on the Ground and Lower Ground Bar Café levels.There are 20 steps from Ground Floor to the Bar Café, 29 steps down from the Bar Café to Traverse 1 and Traverse 2.Please mention when booking if you require lift access to Traverse 1 or Traverse 2, then make yourself known to Front of House staff on arrival. The Front of House Manager will meet and accompany you to the theatre once the house is open and collect you at the end of the performance.

Companion ServiceArtlink (Edinburgh and the Lothians) offers a companion service for people who have difficulty attending performances on their own. For more information please phone 0131 229 3555, type talk 18001 0131 229 3555 or go to artlinkedinburgh.co.uk

Services at the TraverseSign Language Interpreted Performances

Sign language interpretation is a way of communicating dialogue, songs and sound effects to provide access for British Sign Language users.

Audio Described PerformancesAudio description is a way of communicating the visual elements of a theatre production for blind and visually impaired people. Information is relayed as a live commentary to a personal headset via a transmitter. This ranges from character backgrounds, the appearance of the set and interactions during the performance.

Hearing EnhancementHearing enhancement is amplified sound to a personal headset via a transmitter. This service is suitable for low to moderate hearing loss and can be used in conjunction with existing hearing aids.

Wheelchair SpacesWe have limited wheelchair spaces available across the two theatres. We can reserve a space and nearby seats for your guests.Wheelchair TransferWe can reserve easily accessible seating if you’d prefer to transfer from your wheelchair to a seat.Wheelchair LoanWe have two wheelchairs available for you to borrow at the Traverse.Accessible Seating and/or Lift AccessIf you’d like to avoid the stairs, we can arrange use of the lift and reserve appropriate seating in the front row. Aisle seating is also available.Guide and hearing dogs are welcome.

If you would like to use any of these services, please let the Box Office know at the time of booking on 0131 228 1404 or email [email protected]. Then make yourself known to the Front of House team on arrival, as they will be expecting you.

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Lawnmarket: Katie Bradford, Lawrence Clark, Iain Millar, Helen Pitkethly, Nicholas Pryor.

Grassmarket: Graeme Bailie, Richard Burtles, John Knight OBE, Judy McCulloch, Angus McLeod, Bridget Stevens, Gerard Welch, Kenneth CB Wilkie.

Saltire 1: Carola Bronte-Stewart, Morven Brown, Stewart Brown, Richard A Buckland, Adrian Clark, Anne Dignan, Brian Ferguson, Ben Fletcher-Watson, Melvyn Greig, Lynn Hamilton, Dale Idiens, Sadie McKinlay, Colin McWhannell, Willa McWhannell, Cathy Meils, Geraldine O’Riordan, Ian Runacres, Mike Ridings, Peng Lee Yap.

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Never Try This at Home, 7.30pmClean & Widow, 8pm

Pronoun, 7pm 2.30pm & 7pm

Chalk Farm, 8pm

Gym Party, 8pm International Womens' Day Events

Yama/Kingdom, 7.30pm

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Innocence, 12pm

Words, Words, Words, 8pm

Directors' Cut, 8pm

Blink, 8pm

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Pests, 8pm

La Tragedie Comique, 7pm 2.30pm & 7pm

Heart, 8pm

Imaginate Childrens' Festival

Banksy: The Room in the Elephant, 8pm

Enormous Yes: The Forbidden Experiment, 8pm

Last Bloom, 1pm 1pm & 7pm

Skeleton Wumman, 1pm 1pm & 7pm

This May Hurt a Little, 7.30pm

The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler, 7.30pm

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Money, the Game Show, 7.30pm

First Cosmonaut, 7.30pm

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Factor 9, 7.30pm

Captain Amazing, 8pm

Words, Words, Words, 8pm

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0.6 miles from Haymarket Train Station.

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