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Escaped Alone

Escaped Alone

★★★★☆ Environmental dystopia

Following its Scottish premiere at The Tron earlier this month Escaped Alone, Caryl Churchill’s dystopian play that had its UK premiere at the Royal Court in 2016, comes to the Traverse for five performances only.

Mar 14 2024 | By | Reply More
PPP: Starving

PPP: Starving

★★★★☆ Nutritious

Starving by Imogen Stirling, the latest Play, Pie and a Pint at the Traverse from Òran Mór in collaboration with Raw Materials, is a potent and fascinating piece.

Mar 13 2024 | By | Reply More
PPP: Bread & Breakfast

PPP: Bread & Breakfast

★★☆☆☆ Spirited performances

Bread & Breakfast by Kirsty Halliday, this week’s Play, Pie and a Pint at the Traverse, moves away from the usual monologue or two-handed fare into the honourable tradition of misunderstandings, falling over and sticking your foot in a bucket.

Mar 7 2024 | By | Reply More
PPP: JACK

PPP: JACK

★★★☆☆ Promising

Jack by Liam Moffat, the first offering from A Play, A Pie and a Pint in 2024 at the Traverse, is a charmingly exuberant production.

Feb 27 2024 | By | Reply More
Envahisseurs (Invaders)

Envahisseurs (Invaders)

★★★★★     Jelly crime

It’s the little things which count in Compagnie Bakélite’s intense table-top object theatre, Envahisseurs (Invaders), at the Traverse as part of the Manipulate Festival 2024 for two performances only.

Feb 6 2024 | By | Reply More
Plinth

Plinth

★★★☆☆ Horrors of war

Writer and performer, Al Seed’s latest creation, Plinth, produced by his own company and Vanishing Point and touring to Manipulate, opens with Seed standing on a plinth giving a live rendition of a series of poses found in military statues.

Feb 5 2024 | By | Reply More
The House

The House

★★★★☆ Darkly comical

Danish director and puppeteer Sofie Krog introduces The House by reminding the audience that “walls have ears” and that the darkly comical tale will be told by the walls of the Warehouse Family Funeral Home.

Feb 5 2024 | By | Reply More
Same Team – A Street Soccer Story

Same Team – A Street Soccer Story

★★★★☆ Exhilarating

Same Team – A Street Soccer Story, the Traverse’s December production, may be short on tinsel – but in its thought-provoking and frequently exuberant nature, it is peculiarly apposite for the season.

Dec 13 2023 | By | Reply More
Mark Thomas in England & Son

Mark Thomas in England & Son

★★★★☆ Ferocious

Mark Thomas’s performance in England & Son, allied to an unflinching piece of writing, has a rare intensity. The Fringe First winner is now on tour to the Traverse until Saturday.

Dec 6 2023 | By | Reply More
Dead Dad Dog

Dead Dad Dog

★★★★☆ Welcome revival

John McKay’s 1988 hit comedy Dead Dad Dog returns to the Traverse threatening to be a period piece, but turns out to have a great deal still to say – and is still pretty funny.

Nov 3 2023 | By | Reply More