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101 Dalmatians musical for Edinburgh

101 Dalmatians musical for Edinburgh

Zinnie Harris adaptation for Playhouse in 2024

Zinnie Harris’s adaptation of 101 Dalmatians, Dodie Smith’s children’s classic, with a book by Johnny McKnight and music by Douglas Hodge, will play Edinburgh Playhouse in November 2024 as part of a UK tour.

Oct 20 2023 | By | Reply More
On Stage Mon 20 – Sun 26 Feb 2023

On Stage Mon 20 – Sun 26 Feb 2023

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

Plenty for all tastes on Edinburgh’s stages this week. On the amateur stages, EDGAS give G&S’s Yeomen of the Guard an outing at the Festival Theatre and up at the Church Hill it’s the Edinburgh round of the SCDA One Act Festival.

Feb 22 2023 | By | Reply More
Macbeth (an undoing)

Macbeth (an undoing)

★★★☆☆ Intriguing

Macbeth (an undoing), by Zinnie Harris after William Shakespeare at the Lyceum, is the latest in a long line of rewritings of Macbeth. While it is undoubtedly thought-provoking, it ends up more perplexing than engrossing.

Feb 9 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 Scent of Roses

The Scent of Roses

★★★☆☆ Lacks urgency

The Scent of Roses, from writer-director Zinnie Harris at the Lyceum, features a top-notch cast and dialogue that often rings true regarding how self-delusion and self-evasion wreck our relationships with each other and the world around us. However, the production as a whole never truly ignites

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Listings: Mon 7 – Sun 13 March 2022

Listings: Mon 7 – Sun 13 March 2022

What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week…

It’s the return of the Lyceum! About time too, we say, in a week which is also pretty strong on local amateur companies and has another bundle of catch-ups at the Playhouse and the Festival theatre.

Mar 8 2022 | By | Reply More
Covid delays Lyceum show

Covid delays Lyceum show

The Scent of Roses opening delayed a week

The cast and company of the new Zinnie Harris play, The Scent of Roses, has been effected by Covid, delaying the play’s opening by a week.

Feb 23 2022 | By | Reply More
Listings: Mon 21 – Sun 27 February 2022

Listings: Mon 21 – Sun 27 February 2022

What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week

Damn it, Janet, the Rocky Horror Show is back in town – again – and this time it’s Ore Oduba in the hot seat as Brad Majors.

Feb 20 2022 | 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
Lyceum Christmas Tales IX – XII live

Lyceum Christmas Tales IX – XII live

★★★★☆ Creative Joy

The final four stories in the Lyceum Christmas Tales, presented live from the theatre, put the seal on what has been an enterprise suffused with goodwill, invention, care and Christmas cheer.

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