An Evening with David Shrigley
WithDavid Shrigley
In conversation withMichael Pedersen
At: Traverse Theatre
On:8th October 2026, 7:30pm - 8:45pm
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We are thrilled to welcome cultural icon David Shrigley to Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre for this very special evening event to celebrate the publication of his brand new book, Creative Writing.
Shrigley will be in conversation with Edinburgh Makar, Michael Pedersen.
Doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start time. There will be time for an audience Q&A following the discussion between Shrigley and Pedersen.
About Creative Writing:
The cultural icon is back: but this time, with no illustrations. Creative Writing is a thoughtfully designed, black and white book of David’s comic writing - pure words, pure joy, pure Shrigley.
Featuring …
Creative Project
The shape of a banana
Whatever you create
it must be the shape of a banana
and look like a banana
That is the only constraint
otherwise you are completely free
to create whatever you want
Let your imagination run wild
and others …
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Participants:
David Shrigley Author
David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield in 1968 and studied at Glasgow School of Art. His work has been exhibited at Tate Modern in London, at MoMA in New York, and in Paris, Berlin, Melbourne and beyond. He has published over twenty books, animated a music video for Blur and produced another for Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. His work has also been profiled in a documentary for Channel 4. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013 and in 2016 his sculpture Really Good was installed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth. In 2018, he was the Guest Director of Brighton Festival. He lives and works in Brighton.
Michael Pedersen Chair
Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish poet and author, and the Edinburgh Makar (Poet Laureate). His prose debut, Boy Friends, was published by Faber & Faber to rave reviews and was a Sunday Times Critics Choice 2022. He’s unfurled three collections of poetry, the most recent being The Cat Prince & Other Poems – which won the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Poetry 2023. Pedersen has been shortlisted for the Forward Prizes for Poetry and The Scottish National Book Awards, and won a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. His work has attracted praise from the likes of: Stephen Fry, Bernardine Evaristo, Kae Tempest, Irvine Welsh & many more. His debut novel, Muckle Flugga, was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards and the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award.
The venue
Traverse Theatre
10 Cambridge St
Edinburgh
EH1 2ED
Telephone: 0131 228 1404
Website: www.traverse.co.uk/
If you are planning on attending this event, please contact us and let us know about any access requirements that we can help with.
The text below is taken from the Traverse Theatre's Access Guide: https://www.traverse.co.uk/your-visit/access-guide
Our Building
From the entrance on Cambridge Street, there is level access to our Box Office area, and lift access to the Bar and theatre spaces downstairs. If you require lift access to our theatre spaces, please notify our Sales and Welcome team when making your booking on 0131 228 1404 or [email protected]. On arrival you can use the lift down to the Bar where you can enjoy a pre-theatre drink. On hearing the ‘house open’ tannoy announcement please make your way back to the lift where you will be met by the Duty Manager who will accompany you down to the theatre levels.
We have an accessible toilet in out bar area and gender neutral toilets. Everyone is free to use the toilet that best suits their gender identity.
Guide dogs and hearing dogs are always welcome.
Please be aware that, in the event of an emergency evacuation, there may be as many as five flights of stairs (56 steps) to ascend in order to reach ground level. In such a scenario, we have two evacuation chairs available to assist patrons with accessibility needs in exiting the building.
Wheelchair Users
There are wheelchair spaces available in both theatre spaces - please reserve with our Sales & Welcome Team when making your booking so we can offer you the best service for your needs. Level access for Traverse 2 involves a long walk, but we have two wheelchairs available for visitors' ease of use.