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Dateline: 24th June, 2007

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The Traverse at the Fringe

Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre has announced its programme for the 2007 Fringe with five venues and a bigger than ever programme of eighteen shows, together with a variety of one-off events and Encounters.

The University of Edinburgh's Drill Hall in Forrest Road, the home for last year's NTS production of Black Watch, becomes Traverse 3 and new venues open at Traverse at the Fruitmarket Gallery (Market Street) and Traverse 5: The Medical School in Teviot Place.

Please note: most productions at the various Traverse venues are scheduled at different times every day. Check the Fringe or Traverse printed programmes for details.

Traverse productions are:

Damascus
A new play by David Greig
Traverse Theatre Company, directed by Philip Howard
Traverse 1
From 28th July to 26th August at various times

Long Time Dead
By Rona Munro
Presented by Paines Plough and the Drum, Plymouth
Traverse 1
31st July and then various dates and times until 26th August

The Walworth Farce
By Enda Walsh
Presented by Druid
Traverse 1
3rd August, the various dates and times until 26th August

Johnson and Boswell
By Stewart Lee
Presented by Blue Box, Anthony Field Associates, Festival Highlights, Skullduggery, Weasel and Sons and Eleanor Lloyd
Traverse 1
7th - 12 August; 14th - 19th August; 21st - 26th August

The Art of Swimming
By Lynda Radley
Presented by Playgroup
Traverse 2
Various dates and times from 2nd to 12th August

Believe
By Matthew Hurt (world premiere) and starring Linda Marlowe
Presented by LMP and Richard Jordan Productions
Traverse 2
2nd August and at various times until 26th August

Venus as a Boy
By Luke Sutherland
Presented by NTS Workshop and Burnt Goods
Traverse 2
2nd August and at various times (not Mondays) until 26th August

Pit
By Megan Barker
Arches Theatre Company
Traverse 2
2nd August and at various time (not Mondays) until 26th August

Yellow Moon
By David Greig
TAG Theatre Company and the Ctizens Theatre
Traverse 2
2nd August and at various times (not Mondays) until 26th August

Ravenhill for Breakfast
By Mark Ravenhill (a new short play - plus breakfast - at every performance)
Presented by Paines Plough
Traverse 2
7th - 12th, 15th - 19th and 21st - 26th August at 9.30am

Game Theory
By Pamela Carter and Selma Dimitrijevic
Presented by Ex Performance
Traverse 2
14th August and then various dates and times until 26th

Night Time
By Selma Dimitrijevic
Traverse Theatre Company (world premiere)
Traverse 3
20th July and at various dates and times until 26th

Is This About Sex?
By Christian O'Reilly
Presented by Rough Magic in association with Pavilion Theatre (world premiere)
Traverse 3
1st August and at various times until 26th (not Mondays)

Stoopud Fucken Animals
By Joel Horwood
Loose Collective and Escalator East to Edinburgh (world premiere)
Traverse 3
1st August and at various times until 26th (not Mondays)

The Human Computer
By Will Adamsdale
Traverse 3
1st August and at various times untol 26th (not Mondays)

The Yellowjacket
By Brian Dewan
Collective Gallery presents The Comic Strip Project (world premiere)
Traverse 3
6th August at 7.30

Subway
Presented by Vanishing Point (world premiere)
Traverse 3
11th August and at various times until 26th (not Mondays)

ENGLAND
By Tim Crouch
Presented by Traverse Theatre Company, News from Nowhere and the Fruitmarket Gallery (world premiere)
Traverse at the Fruitmarket Gallery
3rd August and at various times until 26th (not Mondays)

An Audience with Adrienne
By Adrian Howells
The Ariondolphin Trust in association with Adrian Howells
Traverse 5: The Medical School
8th August until 24th at 7.00pm (not Mondays): 2.30pm matinees from 21st to 23rd

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©Peter Lathan 2007