Theatre meets the world of science and technology at Edinburgh International Science Festival 2017

Get Connected… with theatre and science at this year’s
Edinburgh International Science Festival

Girl in the machine presented by Traverse Theatre Company

The 2017 Edinburgh International Science Festival gets underway on 1 April, with a packed programme of events for all ages.

This year’s theatre programme is the biggest-ever, bringing together the wonder of theatre with the explosive world of science and technology. New work includes Girl in the Machine by Traverse Associate Artist Stef Smith, directed by Traverse Artistic Director Orla O’Loughlin, and for young audiences, Grid Iron and Lung Ha Theatre Company have teamed up to produce Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, a walking production at Edinburgh Zoo.