Lyceum listings
Edinburgh’s leading production house
Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street EH3 9AX. Phone booking: 0131 248 4848
Website: lyceum.org.uk
The Lyceum. Pic: Eamonn McGoldrick
The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a a 628 seat producing house designed by C. J. Phipps which had its opening night on 10 September 1883 and has had relatively minor refurbishment since.
2024
The Baddies
Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Fri 4 – Sun 20 Oct 2024
Daily (not Mon) 10.10am, 1.30pm. Fri 4 & Sat/Sun: 3.30pm.
The Baddies love being bad. They roar, spook and cast wicked spells to try and scare a girl out of her wits…who will succeed? Or perhaps the girl is braver than they think… With songs by Joe Stilgoe (Zog and Zog and The Flying Doctors), The Baddies is a wickedly hilarious adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit story. A laugh-out-loud riot for all the family. Book here.
Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy
Tue 15 Oct 2024
One performance: 7.30pm.
An evening to celebrate the publication of Sandi Toksvig’s new novel. The show will be packed with silly stories, profound truths, fascinating facts, readings from the book and a quick-fire Q&A. Life affirming, wise and funny, Sandi investigates what it really means to be a ‘Friend of Dorothy’. Book here.
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Pitlochry Festival Theatre production.
Thurs 24 Oct – Sat 9 Nov 2024
Preview: Thurs 24.
Daily (not Mon): 7.30pm. Wed, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
After losing her family home and prosperous life, former southern belle Blanche Dubois moves into the shabby apartment of her younger sister Stella and her husband Stanley Kowalski in a poor neighbourhood in New Orleans. Book here.
An Evening with: James Naughtie
An “Evening with…” fundraiser.
Sun 10 Nov 2024
One show: 7.30pm.
In this one-off event as part of our ‘Evening With’ fundraising series, James joins us for an in-depth exploration of his life and work at the top of British political journalism. Hosted by Artistic Director, David Greig. Book here.
Treasure Island
Christmas show
Sat 30 Nov 2024 – Sat 4 Jan 2025
Sat 30, Thurs 5 – Sat 4 (not Sun/Mon): 2pm, 7pm; Suns: 1pm, 6pm.
Following the smash-hit Christmas production of The Snow Queen, the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents another epic story for the whole family – a new re-imagining of esteemed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson’s quintessential adventure story. Book here.
An Evening with: Denise Mina & Chris Brookmyre
An “Evening with…” fundraiser.
Mon 2 Dec 2024
One show: 7.30pm.
Join us for an evening with Denise Mina and Chris Brookmyre, in aid of The Lyceum, hosted by our Artistic Director, David Greig. Book here.
An Evening with Alan Cumming
An “Evening with…” fundraiser.
Mon 9 Dec 2024
One show: 7.30pm.
In this special one-off event as part of our ‘Evening with…’ fundraising series, we welcome Alan back to The Lyceum stage, and look forward to an intimate and personal insight into his life and career. Prepare your burning questions as afterward there will be a Q&A session. Sold Out.
An Evening with: Jenny Colgan & Sophie Gravia
An “Evening with…” fundraiser.
Tue 10 Dec 2024
One show: 7.30pm.
Join Scottish novelist Jenny Colgan and fellow romantic novelist Sophie Gravia for an insightful discussion of their writing careers, including an audience Q&A session for all your burning questions.. Book here.
An Evening with: Sir Alexander McCall Smith
An “Evening with…” fundraiser.
Thurs 19 Dec 2024
One show: 7.30pm.
Join us for an exclusive one-time event in our ‘Evening with…’ fundraising series, where you’ll gain a unique and personal insight into Sir Sandy’s writing and career. Be ready to ask your most pressing questions during the interactive Q&A session that follows. Book here.
2025
The Merchant of Venice
The Theatre for a New Audience production.
Sat 18 Jan – Sat 15 Feb 2025
Preview: Sat 18, Mon 20/Tue 21.
Daily (not Sun/Mon): 7.30pm. Wed, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
Shakespeare’s perennially contested play about corrosive bigotry and blinding vengeance is poised at the radioactive intersection of race, class and religion in Arin Arbus’s production. Book here.
An Evening with: Jackie Kay
An “Evening with…” fundraiser.
Mon 27 Jan 2025
One show: 7.30pm.
Poet, dramatist, writer and former Makar, Jackie Kay, joins The Lyceum for an evening exploring her writing and career in aid of the theatre. Bring your questions for the interactive Q&A session that will follow. Book here.
Connor Burn: 1994
Live stand-up comedy.
Sun 2 Feb 2025
Daily (not Mon): 7.30pm. Wed, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
From one of the most exciting emerging new stars in the UK’s live stand-up scene,1994 is Edinburgh native’s Connor Burns third solo hour. A prolific joke writer, his Scottish-level cynicism and self-deprecation punctuates a disarmingly relaxed persona and an intelligent, razor-sharp wit. Book here.
Wild Rose
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Caledonia Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions
Thurs 6 Mar – Sat 5 Apr 2025
Previews 6 – 13 Mar
Daily (not Sun/Mon): 7.30pm. Wed, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
There is only one thing in Rose-Lynn’s life that has ever made sense: country music. Fresh out of jail for past mistakes, and bursting with incredible raw talent, charisma and cheek, the free-spirited Rose-Lynn dreams of escaping Glasgow to make it as a singer in Nashville. Book here.
Jack Dee: Small World
Live stand-up comedy
Sun 11 May 2025
One show: 7.30pm.
The I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue host doubles down on his fascination with the meaningless small things of life like Zoom protocol, what’s new in the world of radiators and the worst careers advice office in the world. Book here.
The Mountaintop
By Katori Hall directed by Rikki Henry.
Sat 31 May – Sat 21 June 2025
Previews: Sat 31, Mon 2, Tue 3.
Daily (not Mon): 7.30pm. Wed, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
April 3, 1968. Room 306, the Lorraine Motel, Memphis. It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr’s last night on Earth. A funny, compelling drama imagines the man behind the legend on the eve of his assassination; and sees the public façade and the private turmoil, the family man and the martyr, desperate to finish what he started. Book here.
Coraline – A Musical
A Leeds Playhouse, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, HOME Manchester and Birmingham Rep production.
Thur 26 Jun – Sat 19 July 2025
Daily (not Mon): 7.30pm. Wed, Sat mat: 2.30pm.
There is something not quite right about the house Coraline and her parents have moved into in this spine-tingling new musical, with a book by Zinnie Harris and music & lyrics by Louis Barabbas, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Directed by James Brining with set & costumes designed by Colin Richmond. Book here.
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