David Greig

Two Sisters

Two Sisters

★★★☆☆ Wistful

Two Sisters at the Lyceum until the beginning of March, is a touching and well-observed piece that is ultimately too diffuse.

Feb 16 2024 | By | Reply More
Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape

Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape

★★★★☆ Philosophical weight

Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape at the Lyceum deals unapologetically with difficult emotional and political themes, eschewing any easy answers or resolutions in a way that could be difficult but is made palatable by performances of power and nuance.

Oct 5 2023 | By | Reply More
Book Festival Round-Up

Book Festival Round-Up

Hugh Simpson reports

The Edinburgh International Book Festival may this year be missing most of its usual quota of performances that are staged, semi-staged or otherwise theatre-adjacent, but there is still a great deal to entertain and educate.

Aug 27 2023 | By | Reply More
Lyceum 23/24 season ticket launched

Lyceum 23/24 season ticket launched

Lyceum announces biggest season in years

The Lyceum has announced its 2023/24 subscription season, with the biggest programme since 2018. A strongly Scottish and literary theme is balanced by a series of collaborations with companies from Scotland, the UK and further afield.

May 30 2023 | By | Reply More
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical

★★★☆☆ Visually impressive

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical is an impressive exhibition of theatrical skill that will satisfy fans of the story.

Mar 31 2023 | By | Reply More
Lyceum 2023 Spring Season

Lyceum 2023 Spring Season

Lyceum announces four-strong spring Season

The Lyceum has announced a Spring season 2023 of four female-led productions with shows written or adapted by Zinnie Harris, Ahlam, Isobel McArthur and Lesley Hart.

Sep 27 2022 | By | Reply More
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

★★★★★ Celebratory

The Royal Lyceum’s revival of the renowned The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, at the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library, keeps everything that has made the play such a success. And then adds more on top.

Aug 7 2022 | By | Reply More
Charlie’s Edinburgh Ticket

Charlie’s Edinburgh Ticket

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Edinburgh Playhouse

Tickets go on sale on Friday April 22 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical which is touring to Edinburgh for three weeks in April 2023.

Apr 21 2022 | By | Reply More
Online Xmas Viewing

Online Xmas Viewing

Shows to see if your panto is cancelled

Covid has caused nearly all theatre in Scotland to be cancelled, but Dundee Rep, the Gaiety Ayr and the Edinburgh Lyceum theatres have made online versions of their Christmas shows available to the public.

Dec 26 2021 | By | Reply More
Lyceum sets return

Lyceum sets return

Big bold plays mark the Lyceum’s return season

There have been moths, floods and ceiling collapses, but the Lyceum will finally reopen in November with a big, bold season of plays, according to its artistic director David Greig.

Sep 28 2021 | By | Reply More