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The Author

The Author

Tim Crouch returns to the Traverse

I have the choice to continue. I have the choice to stop. Read more …

Settle back into the warmth of the theatre. Relax as the story unfolds. Tap your feet to the music, turn to your neighbour. You’re here.

Tim Crouch’s latest play is about the abuse carried out in the name of art. Performed within its audience, it tells the story of another play: a shocking and violent play written by a playwright who oversteps the line. The Author is a highly original and terrifyingly seductive journey into the horror of our mediated world.

The Author sold out when it opened at the Royal Court Theatre in autumn 2009. At the Traverse, the cast is joined by multiple Fringe First award-winner Chris Goode.
Tim Crouch’s previous plays include An Oak Tree (Herald Angel 2005) and ENGLAND(Fringe First, Herald Archangel, Total Theatre Award 2007).

Contains disturbing imagery.


The critical consensus

A vital treatise on perception and interpretation.

****(*)Neil Cooper, The Herald

The writing is subtly brilliant, the sense of moral responsibility and exploration even greater.

*****Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

Forces questioning of the theatrical experience that goes beyond the mere physical layout.

Gerald Berkowitz, The Stage

Good theatre is manipulative, but not necessarily true, and this compellingly performed play knows it.

*****Steve Cramer, The List


Features about The Author

One Man's Rules

Ben Judge, Fest

Tim Crouch--theatre director

Susan Mansfield, The Scotsman

The Author: Edinburgh's most talked about play.

Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian

Where and when?

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday August 5, 2010, until Sunday August 29, 2010. Check the Traverse website for times and prices.. More info: www.traverse.co.uk

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