Fri 17 Nov 2017 – Sun 19 Nov 2017

Chrysalis 2017

Location: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Status: Booking closed

Chrysalis 2017, our platform for ambitious performance by young theatre-makers, took place at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, from Friday 17 – Sunday 19 November 2017. The third year of the festival, Chrysalis 2017 showcased emerging talent, sparked critical debate and challenged perceptions of youth theatre.

2017’s line-up included four main performances from Contact Young Company (Manchester), Beacon Young Company (Inverclyde), Firefly Arts (West Lothian) and Reading Rep (Berkshire), plus workshops, a Managers’ Forum, talks, and special events. 

Emergence Citizens Young Company Sat 18 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3947
Emergence – Citizens Youth Theatre – Sat 18 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Emergence Citizens Youth Theatre Sat 18 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 2287
Emergence – Citizens Youth Theatre – Sat 18 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Emergence Citizens Youth Theatre Sat 18 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 2304
Emergence – Citizens Youth Theatre – Sat 18 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Emergence Sat 18 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 2493
Emergence – Citizens Youth Theatre – Sat 18 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Firefly Arts photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3044
Firefly Arts – Dark Mechanics – Thu 16 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 2861
Edinburgh, UK. Livingston’s Firefly Arts in rehearsal with their theatre performance “Dark Mechanics” as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland’s Chrysalis Festival at the Traverse Theatre. The Chrysalis festival is a platform for ambitious performance by young theatre-makers and was created in 2015. It showcases emerging talent, sparks critical debate and challenges perceptions of youth theatre. The festival is the only platform of its kind in Scotland and it offers a new experience for audiences new to youth theatre arts. “Dark Mechanics” is being performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on Sat 18 November 2017, 7pm and Sun 19 November 2017, 3:30pm
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3031
Firefly Arts – Dark Mechanics – Thu 16 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3063
Firefly Arts – Dark Mechanics – Thu 16 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 0618
Edinburgh, UK. Livingston’s Firefly Arts in rehearsal with their theatre performance “Dark Mechanics” as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland’s Chrysalis Festival at the Traverse Theatre. The Chrysalis festival is a platform for ambitious performance by young theatre-makers and was created in 2015. It showcases emerging talent, sparks critical debate and challenges perceptions of youth theatre. The festival is the only platform of its kind in Scotland and it offers a new experience for audiences new to youth theatre arts. “Dark Mechanics” is being performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on Sat 18 November 2017, 7pm and Sun 19 November 2017, 3:30pm
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 0778
Edinburgh, UK. Livingston’s Firefly Arts in rehearsal with their theatre performance “Dark Mechanics” as part of Youth Theatre Arts Scotland’s Chrysalis Festival at the Traverse Theatre. The Chrysalis festival is a platform for ambitious performance by young theatre-makers and was created in 2015. It showcases emerging talent, sparks critical debate and challenges perceptions of youth theatre. The festival is the only platform of its kind in Scotland and it offers a new experience for audiences new to youth theatre arts. “Dark Mechanics” is being performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on Sat 18 November 2017, 7pm and Sun 19 November 2017, 3:30pm
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1032
Firefly Arts – Dark Mechanics – Thu 16 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Firefly Arts Dark Mechanics Thu 16 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1102
Firefly Arts – Dark Mechanics – Thu 16 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Managers Forum Fri 17 November 2017 The Lyceum Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1485
Managers Forum – Fri 17 November 2017 – The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Managers Forum Fri 17 November 2017 The Lyceum Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1494
Managers Forum – Fri 17 November 2017 – The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Managers Forum Fri 17 November 2017 The Lyceum Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1524
Managers Forum – Fri 17 November 2017 – The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Managers Forum Fri 17 November 2017 The Lyceum Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3402
Managers Forum – Fri 17 November 2017 – The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Queer Fish – Reading Rep Fri 17 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1551
Queer Fish – Reading Rep – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Queer Fish – Reading Rep Fri 17 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 1559
Queer Fish – Reading Rep – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Queer Fish – Reading Rep Fri 17 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3444
Queer Fish – Reading Rep – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Queer Fish – Reading Rep Fri 17 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3517
Queer Fish – Reading Rep – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Queer Fish – Reading Rep Fri 17 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 3562
Queer Fish – Reading Rep – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 1745
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 1767
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 1790
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 1832
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 1912
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 2029
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 2075
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 3608
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 3716
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
There is a Light Brightlight – Contact Young Company Fri 17 Nov 2017 Traverse Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin 3770
There is a Light: Brightlight – Contact Young Company – Fri 17 November 2017 – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com)
Emergence Performance Collective Stranraer Sat 18 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 2387
Emergence Performance Collective Stranraer Sat 18 November 2017 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh photographer Andy Catlin • www.andycatlin.com 2458

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