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Lear

Lear

★★★★★ Magnificent

Lear by Ramesh Meyyappan at the Traverse is a stunning piece of work – raw and delicate, disciplined and chaotic, frightening and beautiful.

Jun 6 2025 | By More
Grown Ups

Grown Ups

★★★★★ Silly

The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival opened at the Traverse with a very silly show indeed: Grown Ups, which is a primarily non verbal piece about what grown ups do when children aren’t around.

May 27 2025 | By More
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

★★★★☆ Heartfelt

Blinded by the Light, which stopped off at the Traverse for one night only as part of a tour, is a deeply felt and very well performed piece with clear links to the community that inspired it.

May 24 2025 | By More
A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here

A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here

★★★★☆ Fascinating

ThisEgg’s A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here, at the Traverse for two nights only, is a compelling piece of theatre and well deserving of the Fringe First it won last year.

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Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

★★★★☆ Glorious

Looking For Me Friend – The Music of Victoria Wood, at the Traverse for two performances only, is a fitting celebration of a national treasure as well as a well structured and touchingly personal piece.

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PPP: Ivor

PPP: Ivor

★★☆☆☆ Well-meaning

Ivor by Jennifer Adam, the last in the current season of Òran Mór’s Play, Pie and a Pint at the Traverse, is a lively but ultimately confused piece of theatre.

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PPP: Night, Idiot

PPP: Night, Idiot

★★★☆☆ Compelling

Night, Idiot by Zoe Bullock, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Òran Mór at the Traverse co-presented by Aberdeen Performing Arts, is a deceptively serious and emotionally intriguing piece of writing.

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PPP: Dancing Shoes

PPP: Dancing Shoes

★★★☆☆ Joyful

There is a heart-warming element of the fantastic as well as sympathetic realism in Dancing Shoes, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Òran Mór at the Traverse.

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PPP: Wasps

PPP: Wasps

★★★★☆ Emotional clarity

Wasps by Cameron Forbes, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Òran Mór at the Traverse, is a touching coming-of-age story.

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PPP: Eilidh, Eilidh, Eilidh

PPP: Eilidh, Eilidh, Eilidh

★★★★☆ Accomplished

Eilidh, Eilidh, Eilidh, by Lana Pheutan, is gently humorous and thoroughly involving. Pheutan, from Skye, has been involved in Fringe stalwarts Pretty Knickers Productions and in writing for TV Alba, and also directs what is the latest Play, Pie and a Pint from Òran Mór at the Traverse.

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