"Caledonia's closest equivalent to Alan Partridge" ★★★★ - The Reviews Hub
"Sharp satire...refreshingly ridiculous...Hail to the Chief" ★★★★ - The Herald

Don't miss the critically acclaimed, sell-out show, No Apologies this month at the Traverse! 🚨

It's a constellation of stars for GUSH! 🤩

Running until the end of next week, there are still tickets available, so be sure to snap yours up before it's too late.

📆 On until Sat 25 Apr

THIS JUST IN - we are a Shed Originals partner! 🙌

We are working with Shedinburgh to find the most exciting playwrights from across the UK & Ireland, bringing work-in-progress sharings to Edinburgh & London.

More info to be announced soon 👀

Your first look at GUSH on stage 👀

Break a leg to the cast and creative team ahead of the show's world premiere tonight! There have even just been a few tickets released, if you want to be the first to see it ✨

📸 Mihaela Bodlovic

Find out more about how sound supports the world of GUSH with Composer & Sound Designer Niroshini Thambar. 🤰🚿

#GUSH

What I'm Here For review: 'Audience breathless after perfectly-shaped play' What I’m Here For, Tron Theatre, Glasgow ***** An excellent show finds a woman questioning her life, writes Joyce McMillan​

'Audiences breathless after perfectly-shaped play'

A new ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review just in from The Scotsman for What I'm Here For. Catch it next Wednesday at the Trav.

#WhatImHereFor

He was an absolute joy to work with and to know. As we take a moment to celebrate his many contributions to our community, our thoughts are also with Michael’s family and friends at this difficult time.

Michael worked with the Traverse numerously over the years, starring in Lie Low by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth at TravFest23, co-creating our digital playwriting workshop series Building Blocks, and was selected in 2022 as our IASH x Traverse Fellow alongside long-term writing partner Oisín Kearney.

Everyone at the Traverse is heartbroken to hear of the passing of our friend and collaborator Michael Patrick.

Exploring Identity and Motherhood in 'GUSH' at Traverse Theatre Discover GUSH, a powerful play exploring motherhood, identity, and self-discovery at The Traverse Theatre this April. Don't miss it!

Have a Gander at GUSH!

Corr Blimey sat down with writer Jess Brodie to chat about their debut piece ahead of the world premiere this Friday. 🤰

#GUSH #NewWriting #Theatre #Edinburgh

The Horsenecks sound is rooted in the driving rhythms of Old Time fiddle, banjo, guitar and the rich harmony singing tradition of the American south. 🇺🇸

Experience the duo next week in the Traverse Bar. 🍻

Song: Heel and Toe

#LiveMusic #Gig #Edinburgh

Recap: Class Act Edinburgh & Glasgow 2026 At first glance, Class Act may appear to be a deceptively simple project – particularly if one has only experienced a single showcase. Yet behind the performances lies an extraordinary depth of collaboration, creativity and commitment.

Our latest news story recaps Class Act Edinburgh & Glasgow 2026, following the journey from classroom writing to live performance.

Written by Masha Kroupnik. ✍️🎭

Today is the final performance of Miss Lockwood Isn’t Well, closing another fantastic season of A Play, A Pie and A Pint.

A huge thank you to all the artists, audiences and team who made it such a special run.

Until next time. 😊

📸 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Page2Stage Scotland's new writing theatre, the Traverse champions creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.

📚JUST IN! 📚

Page2Stage Edinburgh is an exciting new writing night produced by Michelle McKay and Laila Noble, showcasing extracts from 4 brand new plays.

🗓️ TUE 28 APR, 7:15PM

#NewWriting #Edinburgh #WorkInProgress

Designer Becky Minto shares some insight into the sustainable and abstract set design of GUSH. 🚿

🗓️ Fri 10 - Sat 25 Apr
🎟️ www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/gush-spri...

🤰 A glimpse inside the GUSH rehearsal room as we prepare for the world premiere in just over a week. 🚿

In one week, welcome the QMU Acting and Performance Showcase 2026 - the performances promise a delight of two hander scenes, songs and snippets of the graduate digital showcase. 😁

What I'm Here For is a fast-moving fusion of new European writing and visual imagination, which explores the tragi-comic collateral of hospitals and human choices. ⏰

🗓️ Wed 15 - Sat 18 Apr
🎟️ www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/what-im-h...

Here's your upcoming Music at the Traverse fix. 🎵

🎶 An exhilarating and intimate evening awaits you this April. 🎶

Tickets: https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/something-musical

#Gig #Edinburgh #LiveMusic #Concert

Sharpen your swords and fill your goblets—the dragons have returned! 🐲

Only a week to go for the sketch comedy, Game of Crones, coming to Traverse One
🗓️Sat 4 - Sun 4 Apr, 7:30PM

#Comedy #Edinburgh #womenincomedy

What better way to celebrate World Theatre Day than in the rehearsal room! 🎭

Team GUSH have been hard at work this week bringing together the script, design elements and direction for this new play to come to life in just a few weeks time!

Join us for the world premiere, Fri 10 - Sat 25 Apr.

As seen on BBC Scotland’s Scot Squad and The Chief, Jack Docherty will feature your favourite sketches from Scot Squad and lots of hilarious new jokes. 👮‍♂️

Catch it next month here at the Traverse. 👈

How Scottish actor Jessica Hardwick is striking out on her own Jessica Hardwick in the new season of Hijack plays a ghillie who may not be as friendly as she appears. Meanwhile she is about to return to the stage in one-woman play, GUSH, at the Traverse. The Borders-born actor talks about the two roles, the lure of the countryside and the school drama teacher who inspired her

From the new season of Hijack to the Traverse stage, our GUSH star Jessica Hardwick sat down with The Scotsman to chat about the upcoming role.

Read the full interview below!

Happy Imaginate & Edinburgh International Children’s Festival launch day. 🥳

We’re delighted to be a hub for the EICF and an important space for festivals across the country.

Explore the programme here: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/edinburgh...

In residence with the Traverse since February 2025 through the Playwrights '73 Award. One year in, we checked in with Ciara Elizabeth Smyth to hear more about her writing journey so far.

📰 Read the full interview here: www.traverse.co.uk/news/ciara-elizabeth-smy...

Love is a complicated business. It gets even more complicated when the person you love doesn’t want to be alive. 💟

With puppetry and clowning, The Light House is the highly acclaimed debut play of Glasgow-based theatre artist Alys Williams.

🗓️ For one night only, join us Sat 28 Mar, 7PM.

We have two world premieres by Performing Arts Studio Scotland at Edinburgh College - PASS: Cyrana and PASS: Roll With it next week in Trav Two.

‘A fight for love. A battle for truth. A voice all her own.’ ❤️‍🔥
'Everyone deserves the chance to be someone else for a bit.' 🎲

10 Questions with Jess Brodie This April, the Traverse presents the world premiere of GUSH by Jess Brodie. We caught up with Jess to hear a bit about her process of writing the play and what she's looking forward to in seeing it brought to life on stage.

"Ultimately I want to create things that touch the core of what it is to be human"

With the World Premiere of GUSH next month, we caught up with writer Jess Brodie to hear what she’s most excited about as the work comes to life on stage.

Read the full interview below!

"The writing is sharp as a witch’s nose, the performance as sparkly as Cinderella’s silver slippers.” - Total Theatre

Funny, feral, and gloriously unapologetic, Game of Crones is a riotous celebration of women in their prime - warriors who will not go gentle into bingo night. 🏰

Say hello to the GUSH poster 👀

This new play by Jess Brodie is a funny & frank exploration of the barriers that prevent women from owning their desires

📸 Beth Chalmers
🎨 Laura Whitehouse

📆Fri 10 - Sat 25 Apr
A Traverse Theatre commission & world premiere production.