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Glasglow Girls Club competition
24 February 2025WIN A THEATRE TRIP TO EDINBURGH with Glasglow Girls Club! To celebrate Wild Rose making its world premiere at The Lyceum, we are offering you and a lucky companion the chance to WIN a theatre trip to Edinburgh, including an overnight stay…
Statement on Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding Outcome
30 January 2025Today (30/01/2025), Creative Scotland announced the outcome of its Multi-Year Funding Programme which provides financial support to creative and cultural organisations in Scotland from April 2025 to March 2028. We’re pleased to report…
An update on Coraline – A Musical
29 January 2025From the co-production partners: Leeds Playhouse, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Birmingham Rep, and HOME, Manchester. We have decided our production of Coraline – A Musical will not proceed. After careful consideration, we feel it would…
The Merchant of Venice: John Douglas Thompson and Arin Arbus in conversation with Ayanna Thompson (Part IV of IV): Staging Merchant
9 December 2024AYANNA THOMPSON is a Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). Bio continues at interview end. This interview was originally published in…
The Merchant of Venice: John Douglas Thompson and Arin Arbus in conversation with Ayanna Thompson (Part III of IV): The Women of Merchant
29 November 2024AYANNA THOMPSON is a Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). Bio continues at interview end. This interview was originally published in…
The Merchant of Venice: John Douglas Thompson and Arin Arbus in conversation with Ayanna Thompson (Part II of IV): Merchant in Rehearsal
25 November 2024AYANNA THOMPSON is a Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). Bio continues at interview end. This interview was originally published in…
The Merchant of Venice: John Douglas Thompson and Arin Arbus in conversation with Ayanna Thompson (Part I of IV): The Making Of Merchant
15 November 2024AYANNA THOMPSON is a Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). Bio continues at interview end. This interview was originally published in…
James Brining announced as The Lyceum's new Artistic Director
15 October 2024The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, is delighted to announce the appointment of their new Artistic Director and co-CEO, James Brining, who will take over from David Greig from April 2025.Brining is currently Artistic Director at Leeds Playhouse,…
David Greig to step down as Artistic Director after eight trailblazing years
26 July 2024After a trailblazing eight years, David Greig will be stepping down as Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh at the end of the 2024/2025 season to focus on writing, directing and other literary projects. David will…
Lisbeth Burian on Designing for 'Two Sisters'
7 February 2024Hear from Designer Lisbeth Burian about the process and inspiration behind designing for 'Two Sisters'.
Q&A: Morna Young on The Snow Queen
30 October 2023Morna Young, who has adapted Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen for The Lyceum's stage, sat down with us to talk about the show, the rehearsal process, and the festive season:
Behind Stage Door: In the Wings of Macbeth (an undoing)
20 February 2023Seems fitting that my final post comes to you from the wings during a performance of Macbeth (an undoing), and if you love theatre as much as everyone who works here at the Lyceum does, you will understand just how exciting this is for me.…