Season 22/23 I The Lyceum Theatre Guide

After

Now,

David Greig, Artistic Director

Pride and Prejudice*

(*sort of)

Since opening in Glasgow, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) has taken London’s West End by storm winning the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Now it’s coming home to Scotland with featuring members of the original Scottish cast. Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. This “smart, laugh out loud funny” (Daily Telegraph) show features a string of pop classics including "Young Hearts Run Free", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "You’re So Vain".

It’s the 1800s.

It’s party time. Let the ruthless matchmaking begin.

By Isobel McArthur after Jane Austen

DIRECTORS

Isobel McArthur and Simon Harvey

PERFORMANCES & PRICES

Preview

Tuesday 18 October, 7.30pm (Pay What You Can)

Evenings

Monday – Saturday, 7.30pm £17.50 – £39.50

Matinees

Wednesdays and Saturdays £15 – £31.50

WHY NOT TRY

Free events tailored to the show Post-Show Discussion

Tuesday 25 October

Join members of the cast and creative team for an about the show after the evening performance.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

“In layer after layer of brilliance this mighty novel is captured as it has never been captured before”

Joyce McMillan, THE SCOTSMAN

“Riotously funny...gloriously entertaining...frankly sensational”

David Benedict, VARIETY

“Hilarity, romance, madness and utter theatrical joy. The whole house rose to its feet and cheered and cheered”

Stephen Fry

Wednesday 2 November, 7.30pm

Thursday 3 November, 7.30pm

Saturday 5 November, 2.30pm

For icon key see pages 22 – 23

For more information lyceum.org.uk/access

Edinburgh folklore tells us that when Charles Dickens was visiting the city on a reading tour, a stroll through a kirkyard brought him to the tombstone of one Ebenezer Scroggie, inspiration struck and A Christmas Carol was born.

Join us on the snowy streets of the Old Town for a festive comedy as we revisit this celebrated Christmas tale of a miser redeemed. Writer and director Tony Cownie (Laurel & Hardy, The Venetian Twins, The Belle’s Stratagem) brings this famous festive story back to the city of its birth with a guest appearance from Edinburgh’s best-loved Victorian – Greyfriars Bobby!

A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production.

Adapted by Tony Cownie from the novel by Charles Dickens

PERFORMANCES & PRICES

Preview

Thursday 24 November, 7pm (Pay What You Can) Preview tickets on sale from 24 October

TICKET PRICES

Children’s ticket price appears in brackets

Grand Circle & Stalls

Gold dates £32 (£20)

Silver dates £28 (£18)

Upper Circle / Stalls & Grand Circle Side View

Gold dates £22 (£12)

Silver dates £20 (£10)

Grand Circle Boxes

Gold dates £108

Silver dates £96 (Includes all 4 seats)

FESTIVE

Gold dates £100 Silver dates £90

Buy four tickets

“Humbug! You think I have nothing better to do with my money than squander it on that manky halfwit dog!”

Macbeth (an undoing)

When her husband returns victorious from the battlefield with a prophecy that he is to become King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth will stop at nothing to make their darkest ambitions a reality. The war is over but the battle for the throne has only just begun.

In her acclaimed plays This Restless House and The Duchess (of Malfi), Zinnie Harris reimagined classic texts, bringing the perspectives of their female characters centre stage. Shakespeare’s iconic Lady Macbeth is ruthless and driven, unstoppable in her pursuit of power, yet she quickly descends from strength to despair. Harris' thrilling new version revisits that trajectory asking if we have really heard the full story...

A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production. Supported by The Stephen W Dunn Theatre Fund.

By Zinnie Harris, in a new version after Shakespeare

DIRECTOR Zinnie Harris

PERFORMANCES & PRICES

Preview

Saturday 4 February, 7.30pm

Monday 6 February, 7.30pm

Pay What You Can

Tuesday 7 February, 7.30pm

Tickets on sale from 4 January

Evenings

Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm £17.50 – £39

Matinees

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2.30 pm £15 – £31

Save 20% with a Season Ticket

See Page 9

WHY NOT TRY

Free events tailored to the show.

Post-Show Discussion

Tuesday 14 February

Join members of the cast and creative team for an informal discussion about the show after the evening performance.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

Visit lyceum.org.uk/take-part to find out about schools resources, and our Creative Learning project, Ode to Macbeth.

You Bury

This story is about a city. A city of exhaust fumes, drunken phone calls, first kisses, hysteria, sweat and laughter. Cairo.

Coming of age in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, six young Egyptians navigate friendship, loss and secret Grindr dates in the city that made them.

Winner of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020, You Bury Me is an explosive, political debut from Ahlam about a generation emerging from a national trauma, determined to live and love freely.

Paines Plough, The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, The Women's Prize for Playwriting, 45North and Orange Tree Theatre co-production, in association with Bristol Old Vic.

By Ahlam DIRECTOR Katie Posner

PERFORMANCES & PRICES

Preview

Tuesday 7 March, 7.30pm

Pay What You Can Preview tickets on sale from 7 Feb

Evenings

Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm £17.50 – £39

Matinees

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2.30pm £15 – £31

Save 20% with a Season Ticket

See Page 9

WHY NOT TRY

Free events tailored to the show.

Post-Show Discussion

Tuesday 14 March

Join members of the cast and creative team for an informal discussion about the show after the evening performance.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

Wednesday 15 March, 7.30pm

Thursday 16 March, 7.30pm

Tuesday 21 February, 7.30pm

Wednesday 22 February, 7.30pm

Saturday 25 February, 2.30pm

For icon key see pages 20 – 23

For more information lyceum.org.uk/access

Saturday 18 March, 2.30pm

For icon key see pages 20 – 23

For more information lyceum.org.uk/access

“Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood”

“Only Cairo, eh? Only Cairo will push you to your absolute limits and then suddenly… you’re in love. You’re in love and you’re entangled and stuck. How does this city do that?”

Kidnapped

A swashbuckling rom-com adventure

Conceived by Isobel McArthur, adapted by Isobel McArthur and Michael John McCarthy

PERFORMANCES & PRICES

Preview

Tuesday 11 April, 7.30pm

Pay What You Can Preview tickets on sale from 13 March

Evenings

19-year-old Davie has never left home, never been kissed and never fired a gun. Armed with nothing but a hand-drawn map, he heads off on an adventure like no other – quickly realising that he has a lot of catching up to do…

This riotous re-telling of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novella is jam-packed with 20th century pop music and 18th century romance.

Join Davie as he navigates murderous foes, Jacobite outlaws and the most inept crew of pirates this side of the Atlantic on a journey of eye-opening discovery and treasures untold.

From the writer and musical supervisor of the award-winning Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of).

A National Theatre of Scotland production.

Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm £17.50 – £39

Matinees

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2.30 pm £15 – £31

Save 20% with a Season Ticket

See Page 9

WHY NOT TRY

Free events tailored to the show.

Post-Show Discussion

Tuesday 18 April

Join members of the cast and creative team for an informal discussion about the show after the evening performance.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

Wednesday 19 April, 7.30pm

Thursday 20 April, 7.30pm

Saturday 22 April, 2.30pm

For icon key see pages 20 – 23

For more information lyceum.org.uk/access

Anna Karenina

Tolstoy’s masterpiece reimagined for The Lyceum stage.

When her brother’s affair is discovered, Anna Karenina crosses the country by train to help save his marriage. But on her arrival at the station, a charged encounter with a dazzling young cavalry officer sends Anna on a course of action that could destroy her own marriage and tear her life apart.

Meanwhile, rejected by his beloved, Kostya Levin vows never to marry. As Anna opens herself up to love, Kostya tries in vain to shut himself off from it.

Kindred spirits, Anna and Kostya are torn between desire and duty, sexual and parental love, self and society - and they won’t live a lie. In a world of fakery, public shaming and patriarchal oppression, they are compelled to live truly, and to truly live – or not live at all.

A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Bristol Old Vic co-production

By Lesley Hart after Leo Tolstoy

DIRECTOR Polina Kalinina

PERFORMANCES & PRICES

Preview

Saturday 13 May, 7.30pm

Pay What You Can Preview tickets on sale from 13 April

Evenings Tuesday – Saturday, 7.30pm £17.50 – £39

Matinees

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2.30 pm £15 – £31

Save 20% with a Season Ticket

See Page 9

WHY NOT TRY

Free events tailored to the show.

Post-Show Discussion

Tuesday 23 May

Join members of the cast and creative team for an informal discussion about the show after the evening performance.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

Wednesday 31 May, 7.30pm

Thursday 1 June, 7.30pm

Saturday 3 June, 2.30pm

For icon key see pages 20 – 23

For more information lyceum.org.uk/access

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness… and then there’s Davie Balfour.”

“Love robs you of your sanity mauls your heart will probably kill you, But without love there is no point in living”

Castle Lennox

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When Annis, a young girl with autism, finds herself incarcerated in Lennox Castle Hospital, her first impulse is to try and escape the brutal regime of punishment and medication. However, as she gets to know her fellow patients they introduce her to another world – a world exploding with colour and song, an enchanted castle in which the once-amonth disco offers an alternative reality to the daily dose of pills and punishments.

Linda McLean (Glory on Earth at The Lyceum) has written a play with songs (by MJ McCarthy) about the strength, wit and resilience of those who were sent to Lennox Castle during a regime of segregation from the 1930s to the 1990s. This inspiring tale, based on a real institution, is brought to the stage in collaboration with the brilliant Lung Ha Theatre Company (Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, We Are All Just Little Creatures).

A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Lung Ha Theatre Company co-production. Supported by Margaret Duffy and Peter Williamson. 30 March, 7.30pm

Saturday 15 October, 10am – 4pm

Join us at The Lyceum for a fun-filled family day out inspired by An Edinburgh Christmas Carol.

Get crafty with our range of drop-in activities, explore the building on a guided tour, or transform yourself into a character by trying on some of our most fabulous costumes!

Backstage tours and drama workshops have limited capacity and require a ticket – book early to avoid disappointment.

Previous Attendee

For full programme of events and to book: lyceum.org.uk/take-part

“You said small spaces encourage large thoughts... and then you locked the door.”

"A family friendly event giving families a unique perspective on Theatre"

Take Part

Lyceum Youth Theatre

One of Scotland’s biggest youth theatre companies, our weekly classes for ages 5 – 19 offer the opportunity to develop performance skills in a fun, inclusive and engaging environment.

Play: 5-7 years

Mini: 8-10 years

Junior: 11-13* years

Senior: 14-18* years

Bursaries

LYT is for everyone; don’t let cost be a barrier. We offer full and partial bursaries for all courses.

*Re-opening Spring 2023.

Take Part

Lyceum Young Company

Following the success of Seven Against Edinburgh in April 2022, we are thrilled to announce our next Young Company production for a new cohort of young people. Lewis Hetherington writes a joyful new work currently titled The Multiverse is Gay: A play for Everyone, from every Universe! which will come to The Lyceum’s Studio in Spring 2023.

Education

We offer engagement opportunities for primary, secondary and university students, from one-off workshops on Theatre specialisms and life skills to bespoke curriculum-specific programmes.

Find out about our schools Macbeth project at lyceum.org.uk/take-part

Summer on Stage 2023

Put yourself centre stage this Summer with our ever-popular Summer on Stage courses! With performance opportunities for ages 7-19 plus the chance to work backstage there’s something for everyone. Courses will run between Tuesday 4 July and Saturday 22 July 2023, with detailed information to be released shortly.

The Cultural Coven

Look out for the return of the popular The Cultural Coven podcasts (Times Newspaper ‘Podcast of the week') hosted by Nicola Roy, including a new live onstage event. More information coming soon, keep an eye on our website for details.

60+ Acting and Playwrighting courses

Our Courses offer practical performance workshops for theatre enthusiasts who would like to explore performance skills and techniques, whilst having great fun and making friends. New to 2022 we are offering a course, in addition to our 60+ acting course, which will focus on playwriting.

"It has been a real fun term. Those two hours pass in a flash and during that time the troubles of the outside world don't exist. I am coming home lighter of heart"

60+ Participant

For more information on class times, prices and how to join, visit lyceum.org.uk/take-part

The Lyceum Young Company perform Seven Against Edinburgh Our 60+ acting group perform Harbour

Support Us

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Thanks to the generosity of our supporters we can continue to create outstanding, memorable stage productions here in Edinburgh.

A special thank you to all those who donated during the pandemic. You’re the reason The Lyceum is still thriving today.

If you have been moved, excited, or inspired by The Lyceum, please consider making a donation, or joining as a Patron to support our work.

Lyceum Patrons

To be a Patron of the Lyceum is to become part of a growing Lyceum family. Whatever you give, you will receive a most warm welcome. Our Patrons get a unique backstage pass to each step in the vibrant process of creating theatre.

With specialist tours with our Stage Management and Technical teams, opportunities to meet the cast and creatives, and invitations into the rehearsal room. It’s fun being a Lyceum Patron. We’ll also offer a bespoke approach to ticketing, ensuring we can offer you the best seats available.

How To Support

To find out more, become a Patron, or donate today, visit us: support 248 4831

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In Person

At our Box Office and donation boxes located in the theatre.

With increasing levels of support, comes greater access to our work, and opportunities to get closer to the heart of Edinburgh’s best loved theatre, so we can show you just how much your donations make a real difference to our work

Patron Levels

Patron levels are listed below, these can be made monthly, quarterly, or in a single annual payment.

Become a leading light of The Lyceum by making a donation of:

Seating Plan & to Book

Seat numbers run from low to high, left to right. Seat 15 is the centre of the Stalls. lyceum.org.uk 0131 248 4848

Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm

Tickets Prices & Discounts earlier

Ticket prices across all shows may be subject to change. Book early for the best price and a better choice of seats.

Grand Stalls Circle Circle

MIDWEEK £31 £28 £21 £15

TUE £36 £31 £24 £17.50 £39 £33 £25 £18

All seats £15 (no concessions)

Pay what you can previews: see individual show pages for details. See individual pages for pricing of Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), An Edinburgh Christmas Carol and Castle Lennox

WheelchairSeat 20% on these a Ticket!

See page 9 for details.

Individual Discounts Discounts

Available on Lyceum productions

Tue – Thur and Sat matinee. Valid identification will be required to verify age or status. Discounts not available on Premium Seats.

Seniors (65+) & Arts Workers £3 off full price tickets

Students, Under 18s & People with Disabilities

Box Office, The Lyceum, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX

Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm (Open until show start times on performance evenings)

All tickets £10. Assistants accompanying people with disabilities go FREE.

Registered Unemployed All tickets £10 in advance or £5 on the day of the show.

Available on Lyceum productions

Tue – Thur and Sat matinee. Group Discounts not available on Premium Seats.

Adult groups of 8+ £5 off Stalls & Grand Circle £3 off Upper Circle Schools £10 Stalls £9 Upper Circle tickets. One FREE adult helper per 10 pupils. Additional helper tickets at adult group rate as above.

For full terms and conditions visit lyceum.org.uk/terms

RESERVATIONS

Reserve your tickets for up to five days or 24 hours prior to the performance (whichever is shorter). Group reservations may be held for up to two weeks prior to the performance.

LATECOMERS

If you arrive late, to ensure your safe entrance and to avoid disturbing other theatre goers you will be asked to wait in the foyers until the interval or a suitable break in the performance.

Performance Diary

Pay What You Can Previews

Theatre is for everyone. Tickets to these performances go on sale one month prior to the event and are limited to four per booking. Be among the first to see the shows! All tickets (unreserved seating) £15. Preview tickets go on sale one month prior to the event and are limited to four per booking.

Preview Performances

Join us in the stalls post-show to meet each production's cast and creative team and delve deeper into the stories on stage. FREE! No ticket required.

Post-Show Discussions Patron Night

A chance for The Lyceum to thanks Patrons for their support. These evenings include simple hospitality around the performance and are a chance to meet fellow Patrons and, on occasion, the cast and creative team. Find out more about becoming a patron: p18-19.

Accessibility

There’s street-level access to The Lyceum, lifts to all levels and dedicated wheelchair spaces in the auditorium. We keep a wheelchair and cushions for visitors’ use and several seats have opening armrests allowing wheelchair users to transfer to seats. We welcome all assistance dogs into the auditorium. When you book your tickets, please let the Box Office know of any access requirements and we will do our best to assist you.

Artlink

Artlink offers an escort service to help people with disabilities to enjoy the arts. Contact them directly on 0131 229 3555 or at artlinkedinburgh.co.uk

Access Scottish Theatre

For a full list of access performances at theatres in Scotland visit accessscottishtheatre.com

Accessible Performances

Audio-Described Performances for visually impaired audience members

Listen to the action on stage being described via hearing enhancement receivers/ headphones (available free from the Lyceum Shop in the foyer).

Touch Tours for visually impaired audience members

Enjoy a guided tour of the stage set prior to an Audio-Described Performance.

Evening: 6.15pm (5.45pm for An Edinburgh Christmas Carol) Matinee: 12.45pm

DAY TIME

Sat 7.30pm 4 Feb 13 May

Mon 7.30pm 6 Feb 15 May

Tue 7.30pm 18 Oct 7 Feb 7 Mar 11 Apr 16 May

Wed 2.30pm 19 Oct 8 Mar 12 Apr

Wed 7.30pm 19 Oct 8 Feb 8 Mar 12 Apr 17 May

Thu 7.30pm 20 Oct 9 Feb 9 Mar 30 Mar 13 Apr 18 May

Fri 7.30pm 21 Oct 10 Feb 10 Mar 31 Mar 14 Apr 19 May

Sat 2.30pm 22 Oct 11 Feb 11 Mar 1 Apr 15 Apr 20 May

Sat 7.30pm 22 Oct 11 Feb 11 Mar 1 Apr 15 Apr 20 May

Mon 7.30pm 24 Oct

Tue 7.30pm 25 Oct 14 Feb 14 Mar 18 Apr 23 May

Wed 2.30pm 26 Oct 15 Feb 15 Mar 19 Apr 24 May

Wed 7.30pm 26 Oct 15 Feb 15 Mar 19 Apr 24 May

Thu 7.30pm 27 Oct 16 Feb 16 Mar 20 Apr 25 May

Fri 7.30pm 28 Oct 17 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 26 May

Sat 2.30pm 29 Oct 18 Feb 18 Mar 22 Apr 27 May

Sat 7.30pm 29 Oct 18 Feb 18 Mar 22 Apr 27 May

Mon 7.30pm 31 Oct

Tue 7.30pm 1 Nov 21 Feb 30 May

Wed 2.30pm 2 Nov 22 Feb 31 May

Wed 7.30pm 2 Nov 22 Feb 31 May

Thu 7.30pm 3 Nov 23 Feb 1 Jun

Fri 7.30pm 4 Nov 24 Feb 2 Jun

Sat 2.30pm 5 Nov 25 Feb 3 Jun

Sat 7.30pm 5 Nov 25 Feb 3 Jun & PREJUDICE*

As a previous Season Ticket Holder, we are holding our best seats just for you. To access these, log in at lyceum.org.uk or call our friendly box office team on 0131 248 4848. Choose your seats for all four shows, and the 20% discount will automatically apply.

BSL Interpreted Performances for Deaf audience members

See the show interpreted by a British Sign Language signer live on stage.

Captioned Performances for hard of hearing audience members

Read the actors’ words on screen. We have caption units in Grand Circle Boxes A & D, the best view of these is from the Grand Circle.

Relaxed Performance

A relaxed performance is adapted to contain less intense sound and visuals to reduce anxiety for those with autistic spectrum conditions and to support anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environment

Audience members may leave and re-enter the auditorium during the show and we are relaxed about involuntary noises in the audience. For more info, please visit: lyceum.org.uk/access