Traverse Theatre
14 minute walk from Haymarket station · Edinburgh and South East
The Traverse Theatre is a purpose-built venue known as "Scotland’s new writing theatre." Founded in 1962 to keep the spirit of city festivals alive year-round, it operates from a professional two-theatre space featuring a bar café.
The theatre is famous for developing new plays and launching the careers of world-renowned writers and actors. It acts as a primary host for Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and the Edinburgh International Children's Festival, with critics often describing its cutting-edge programming as the backbone of the Fringe.
Visitors can enjoy contemporary productions in flexible performance spaces. Whether watching a commissioned new work or a visiting company, guests experience intimate staging in a venue steeped in history, where even the sponsored seats feature quirky plaques from famous former performers.