Cyrano

A joyous, gender-flipped retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac, packed with music, wit and aching romance. A love letter to hope, to overcoming loneliness, to language and desire; to the irrepressible magic of theatre. Cyrano is a big-hearted, irreverent rom-com for our times.

Cyrano is the most interesting person in any room – a wordsmith, a charmer. She works twice as hard and runs twice as fast as the pretty boys, because she’s deeply ashamed of something about herself. Enter Roxanne: brilliant and beautiful, with a penchant for poetry and a way with words, just like Cyrano. But Roxanne only has eyes for Yan: hot, manly Yan; who is dumbstruck around Roxanne. Probably shy, right? Until suddenly he starts saying the most amazing things. But it’s not Yan writing these perfect love scenes, it’s Cyrano...

Cyrano is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.

Image: Daniel Boud

The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council.

Reviews

★★★★★ 'A total treat' - The Stage

★★★★★‘ A dazzlingly clever piece of theatre’’- The Financial Times

★★★★★ ‘This adaptation is delicious’ -The Skinny

★★★★ ‘Sizzling and hilarious’ – The Scotsman

★★★★ ‘Fresh & funny’ - The Times

★★★★ ‘Larky, comic, meta-theatrical’ - The Telegraph

★★★★ ‘Brims with sensuality’ – Mail On Sunday

★★★★ ‘A mighty hoot' - WhatsOnStage

★★★★ ‘Sharp and full of life' – Fest Mag

★★★★ ‘Bold and vibrant' – Broadway World

★★★★ ‘Uplifting, funny and sassy’ – Edinburgh Guide

★★★★ ‘Clare Watson’s direction is excellent’ - All Edinburgh Theatre

★★★★ ‘Will delight and inspire audiences all August long’ – The Quintessential Review

★★★★‘Captivating’– Corr Blimey

★★★★ ‘A sparkling adaptation’ – Across The Arts

★★★★‘A wonderfully engaging piece of theatre’ – The Arts Dispatch

★★★★ ‘Joyous, intelligent’ - Plays International and Europe

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