James Ley
Lyceum season introduction
A time to take risks:
The Lyceum’s artistic director, David Greig, talks about the background to the 2017/18 season and his reasoning behind it.
Two Tribes Clash!
Clash of the new-writing nights:
Edinburgh is poised for not one, not two, but three different nights of new writing, running simultaneously this Thursday, 24 November 2016.
Book Festival Round-up (Part Two)
More words from Charlotte Square
The script’s the thing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
As well as being the most congenial place in the whole Festival simply to hang out, the Book Festival continues to provide a great deal of interest associated with the theatre.
Marwick’s VPT debut
Village Pub Theatre gets Eurotrashy:
Xana Marwick is will make her VPT debut this next Tuesday, 20 October 2015, as the short-form theatre specialists take on the theme of Europe.
VPT announce #EdFringe shows
Big names join Leith collective
Over 70 plays in a dozen themed nights from over 20 playwirghts have been announced by the Village Pub Theatre for its Edinburgh Fringe debut, with big guest names directing and writing.
VPT Goes Fringe Tastic
Village Pub Theatre in funds drive for #EdFringe15:
Edinburgh’s practitioner-run Village Pub Theatre is raising the stakes as it nears the two thirds mark in its efforts to crowd-fund a 72-play, two week run at this year’s fringe.
James Ley wins LGBT commission
New play to remember bookshop founders:
James Ley, who helped form the Village Pub Theatre, has won an award to write a new play about LGBT bookshop founders Bob Orr and Sigrid Nieslen.
Foolish ways
VPT springs an April Fool:
Comic poet Pab Roberts is to join the writers and performers of the Village Pub Theatre this Wednesday, as the pop-up theatre company celebrate the first of April.
Howard’s Way for VPT Xmas
Philip Howard to direct Village Pub Theatre Xmas show:
Philip Howard, one-time artistic director at the Traverse and currently at Dundee Rep, is to return to Edinburgh for a one-off directing gig for the Village Pub Theatre’s Christmas show.
Spanish May fly for the Villagers
The Village Pub Theatre return from their trip up the town with a night of new writing marking the May Day bank holiday titled, in a blinding flash of inspiration: Cinco de Mayo.
