In the evocative confines of a stationary minibus, Third Angel co-founder Alex Kelly takes us on a journey without ever actually leaving our parking space. This intriguing concept sees a small and attentive audience drawn in to Alex’s story of how, upon retirement, his grandfather set out to take the longest possible bus journey, one […]

What a pleasure it is to spend an hour in the company of Christopher Dobrowolski. There was a small group of us for his hour-long PowerPoint journey, and this intimacy felt like a classic festival find; a secret performance just for us… Dobrowolski’s car sits outside the Hunt and Darton cafe – a 1967 Triumph […]

A line of white juggling balls cuts the stage in two. A light comes up on a barefooted dancer in a short black dress, her limbs whirling in frantic circles before fading out. Another spotlight picks up a man in a black suit delicately moving an imaginary juggling ball around his body. Accomplished ballerina Cristiano […]

Theatre O are leaders in interdisciplinary, physical theatre. Co-artistic directors Joseph Alford and Carolina Valdes have toured nationally and internationally with their bold and innovative productions. For their first performance at the Traverse they have collaborated with playwright Matthew Hurt to interpret Joseph Conrad’s novel The Secret Agent, the resulting show a co-production with the […]

From Where I’m Standing is a slick physical theatre production from youthful company Delirium. There’s a distinct Complicite aesthetic to the show, which has been both devised by the company and scripted (by writers Sarah Henley and Kate Robson-Stuart), producing a dynamic dramaturgy that effectively integrates design elements and ensemble storytelling. Focusing on the Mumbai […]