What would you do with your last day on earth? Ruby and Angus from the cast of After Party sat down to ponder just that ahead of the show's premiere at #TravFest26. 📆 Belgrade Theatre, Thu 30 Jul - Sat 1 Aug (previews) 📆 Traverse Festival, Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug 📆 Belgrade Theatre , Wed 9 - Sat 12 Sep

Meet the latest addition to the #TravFest26 programme, Locker Room Talk by Gary McNair and Orla O'Loughlin! This provocative verbatim work returns ten years after its original premiere, and asks: what has really changed? 1/2

We're coming out of the #TravFest26 bubble, just briefly, to introduce you to the first of our Autumn 2026 season! We've got a lot of exciting performances in store this autumn. Explore the programme by heading to our website - tickets are on sale now!

Team After Party have landed in Coventry ahead of their first previews, & if that's not an excuse to share a cheeky glimpse into rehearsals, we don't know what is! 📆 Belgrade, Thu 30 Jul - Sat 1 Aug (previews) 📆 TravFest26, Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug 📆 Belgrade, Wed 9 - Sat 12 Sep

Tilda Swinton returns to the Traverse this autumn in Man To Man! We are delighted to announce that Man to Man, a landmark Traverse play that made its UK premiere here in 1987, will return this autumn with Academy Award-winning actor Tilda Swinton. www.traverse.co.uk/news/tilda-s... 1/3

Meet the newest member of the Mrs. Stern Wanders The Prussian State Library team! With recent news that the play will transfer to New York in the autumn, we are delighted to be welcoming Daniel Adam Cantor to #TravFest26. 📆 Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug

Did somebody say FIRST DAY OF REHEARSALS?! Excitement is in the air as both the Supposing: & Cathy teams kicked off rehearsals today. Tickets are shifting fast for these new Scottish plays, so don’t hang around if you want to be in the room when they make their world premiere! #TravFest26

Take a glimpse inside the For Dolores rehearsal room. The @fishamble.bsky.social team are off and running in prep for #TravFest26, with their performances in Galway already sold out! 📆 Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug

When actors and playwrights come together, it can only mean one thing - rehearsals have begun! 🎂 The After Party team came together for the first time today to start to process of bringing this bold & life-affirming story to life. 🗓️ Thu 4 - Sun 30 Aug #TravFest26

Another day, another cast announcement - meet the cast of The Singer! 🎸 The Singer  is a bold, new, thrilling piece of gig-theatre about Joe (Jamie Rea), a deaf artist who “sings” with his hands, and Andy (Dylan Wood), a washed-up musician hungry for a comeback. #TravFest26

Meet the cast of After Party by Morna Young! 🎂 These are the faces you will see on stage at #TravFest26 in this new Scottish play which features biting wit and unexpected tenderness in a bold, life-affirming story about a life-ending decision. 📆 Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug

Introducing the cast of Badgers! 🦡 Writer Malaika Kegode will be joined by musicians Beth Roberts and Joe Williams for this new folk play blending spoken word and live music. 📆 Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug #TravFest26 Further creatives and additional casting to be announced soon!

We are still on a high from yesterday's CATS ceremony & if that wasn't enough, the official pics have landed and look at all these beaming faces 🥹 Get the scoop as to what they're so chuffed about: https://www.traverse.co.uk/news/traverse-artists-and-productions-celebrated-at-the-2026-cats-awards

It's stars galore for Bog Witch by Bryony Kimmings 🤩 Having delighted audiences across the UK, TravFest26 will see the Scottish Premiere of what critics have described as "memorable, disturbing and wildly entertaining.” (WhatsOnStage). 📆 Sun 2 - Sun 30 Aug #TravFest26

TravFest26 is growing! We're delighted to expand our August activities with an award-winning new play, along with a series of artist events that deepen our celebration of new writing. Find out more about these additions to the programme by heading to the Traverse website!

Last weekend Brian Ferguson, Arts & Entertainment journalist at The Herald, shared the top shows that he's looking out for at this year's festival. On his list were THREE #TravFest26 shows, have a read here: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26151602.pick-scottish-shows-look-edinburgh-fringe/

Last week Zinnie Harris featured on The Arts Mix with Len Pennie to talk all things Supposing: She describes Trav 2 as "one of her favourite spaces" and we can't wait to see this new play right there at #TravFest26. Catch up on their conversation here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wv9m

Have you been looking this spectacular poster & wondering, "where do I know that guy in a space helmet from?" Paul Ready's the creator of Little Animals & has been seen across screens & stages worldwide, including BBC's #Motherland - be sure to catch him at #TravFest26.

Today marks our first Edinburgh International Children's Festival shows of 2026!🎉 All this week the Traverse will be bustling with children, their families & school groups experiencing the magic of live performance. Come along and experience exceptional performances for young audiences!

This week we've had Ellen Ritchie with us developing her new play, To Be A Bat! 🦇 You can catch an exclusive work-in-progress reading of To Be A Bat at Shedinburgh later this year, as part of the Shed Originals script development programme. #shedinburgh

Rehearsals are underway for The Table! A bold new intergenerational dance theatre production that questions who gets a seat at the table - and what unfolds once we’re there. 📆 Thu 18 - Sat 20 Jun Lung Ha Theatre Company

Meet the cast of Cathy by Eilidh Loan. With Elaine C. Smith in the titular role, she is joined by Alan Orr, Sally Reid, Chloe Hodgson & Michele Gallagher at #TravFest26 to bring this new Scottish comedy to life. 📆 Fri 31 Jul - Sun 30 Aug

To Be A Bat, Fri 21 Aug (Edinburgh) & Thu 1 Oct (London): A new play by Ellen Ritchie about intimacy, memory & the limitations of empathy in a hyperconnected world. A chance to see a new work-in-progress show from 1 of the most exciting writers from across the country. 🧵 3/4

Dancing Shoes, Thu 20 Aug (Edinburgh) & Wed 30 Sep (London): Following a raucous run at the Traverse in December 2025, Stephen Christopher & Graeme Smith's hit returns with heart, humour and high-energy moves in a special stripped-back version. 🧵 2/4

Meet the plays that we are bringing to Shedinburgh 2026! Both runs are strictly limited – blink and you’ll miss them. shedinburgh.com 🧵1/4

This Friday, Triptic bring their unique energy and passion to the Traverse 1 stage. A spellbinding fusion of tango, klezmer and folk-inspired originals, these three award-winning musicians deliver virtuosity brimming with heart and soul. 📆 Fri 29 May, 8PM

#TravFest26 Spotlight - Little Animals by Paul Ready, directed by Caroline Steinbeis The story of a life-long friendship, set in a culture that can’t stop consuming. As Richard’s climate concern grows more extreme 📆 Tue 18 - Sun 30 Aug

Bryony Kimmings returns to the stage with her first solo show in half a decade at #TravFest26. Bog Witch is an autobiographical journey of plugging back into nature in a last-ditch attempt to be happy and sane. 📆 Sun 2 - Sun 30 Aug

#TravFest26 Spotlight - Transmission: into the dark by one step at a time like this Interweaving site-specific radio, installation, night-walking, and the sky, you're invited to embark on a journey where the strange is real and the real is strange. 📆 Thu 6 - Sun 30 Aug

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