The Shows

Season 2008/09 has now finished - find out more about Season 2009/10, starting September 2009

LYCEUM CHRISTMAS SHOW
Peter Pan (27 Nov 2009 - 3 Jan 2010)

Visiting Shows
Peer Gynt (17 - 20 June 2009)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall (6 - 10 Oct)

Edinburgh International Festival
Optimism (15 - 16 August)
The Last Witch (23 - 29 August)
Peter and Wendy (2-  5 September)

Please note - EIF shows are bookable through the EIF Box Office - 0131 473 2000 or www.eif.co.uk.

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Past shows include



The Winter's Tale

By William Shakespeare

21 September - 20 October

Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale is a story of jealousy, rage, love, hope and redemption in the vividly contrasting lands of Sicily ...

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The Winter's Tale promotional poster

Living Quarters

By Brian Friel
UK Premiere

26 October - 17 November

Set in a remote and rundown army camp in County Donegal, Living Quarters tells the story of the fateful day that Commandant Frank Butler ...

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Promotional imagery for Living Quarters - click here for more information on the show

The Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum with Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg

1 December - 30 December

Join Dorothy and her dog Toto, along with her friends The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Cowardly Lion, as they follow the yellow brick road ...

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Promotional imagery for The Wizard of Oz  - click here for more information on the show

The Glass Menagerie

By Tennessee Williams
Presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

11 January - 9 February

Click here to see an interview with the show's director, Jemima Levick Click here to have a look at some rehearsal shots from the show Tennessee ...

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Promotional imagery for The Glass Menagerie - click here for more information on the show

Six Characters in Search of an Author

by Luigi Pirandello
in a new version by David Harrower
A co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland and the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow

15 February - 8 March

***SIX CHARACTERS has now ended its run at the Lyceum - however the show continues at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow from 12 - 29 March 2008. ...

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The publicity image for Six Characters... a pair of whie spectacles against a black backround. Click here for more information on the show.

Vanity Fair

adapted by Declan Donnellan from the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray

14 March - 12 April

Adapted from Thackeray’s satirical novel, Vanity Fair is a fast, funny and fabulous romp through the the ambitions and vanities of ...

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Vanity Fair at the Lyceum - click here for more information

Trumpets and Raspberries

Translated and adapted by R.C. McAvoy and A.M. Giugni
From the play by Dario Fo

18 April - 10 May

BREAKING NEWS - Edinburgh Kidnap Drama. RLT News is already on the scene... Mistaken identity and chaotic confusions abound when, after ...

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Trumpets and Raspberries at the Lyceum - click here for more information

Katie Morag

By Lisa Grindall
Based on the stories
by Mairi Hedderwick
Presented by Mull Theatre

16 May - 17 May

Travel on the ferry to Struay to meet one of the best-loved characters in children’s books – Katie Morag McColl. She may live ...

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Katie Morag - visiting the Lyceum from 15-17 May! Click here for more info!

The First To Go

By Nabil Shaban
Presented by benchtours in association with Sirius Pictures

23 May - 24 May

Imprisoned for their imperfections, three inmates at an institute of eugenics pass around a simple story.As their fate closes in, the dark ...

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Nabil Shaban in The First To Go. Click here for more information on the show.

The Red Shoes (double bill)

The Red Shoes Re-heeled

and

The Other Red Shoes

18 July - 19 July

The Red Shoes Re-heeled Re-imagined by Emma Rosoman Directed by Natalie Ibu Original story by Hans Christian Andersen A contemporary ...

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Macbeth

William Shakespeare
Directed by Lucy Pitman-Wallace
Designed by Lucy Osborne
A co-production with Nottingham Playhouse

12 September - 11 October

Gripping, intense, and relentlessly powerful - Macbeth is coming to the Lyceum... and there's a storm brewing... Watch our trailer for ...

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Macbeth, 12 September to 11 October 2008 - click here for more information

Keith Jack

Album Launch Concert
One night only.

5 October - 5 October

This Time, the debut album from Edinburgh-born Keith Jack, will be released this September. Produced by John McLaughlin, This Time includes ...

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Keith Jack plays at the Lyceum 5 October 2008. Click here for more info.

Julie Walters in Conversation

5.45 - 6.50pm (followed by a book signing)

8 October - 8 October

Julie Walters has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. She has been delighting us on screen and on stage for ...

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Julie Walters

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Written and adapted by Ray Bradbury
Directed by Gill Robertson

15 October - 18 October

This autumn the Lyceum is delighted to welcome Catherine Wheels Children’s Theatre Company and the National Theatre of Scotland with ...

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Something Wicked This Way Comes - click here for more information

Mary Rose

JM Barrie
Directed by Tony Cownie
Designed by Neil Murray

24 October - 15 November

Peter Pan creator JM Barrie revisits the notion of the ageless child in this creepy and unsettling ghost story. Watch our exclusive interview ...

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Mary Rose, 24 October to 15 November 2008 - click here for more information

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

CS Lewis
Adapted by Glyn Robbins
Directed by Mark Thomson

28 November - 3 January

Watch our exclusive trailer for the show! (Slow connection? Click here for a lower res version) Send this to a friend! Have a look ...

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 28 November 2008 to 3 January 2009 - click here for more information

The Man Who Had All the Luck

Arthur Miller
Directed by John Dove
By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited

16 January - 14 February

An exclusive sneak peek into the rehearsals for The Man Who Had All the Luck: (slow connection? Click here for a lower res version) ...

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The Man Who Had All the Luck, 16 January to 14 February 2009 - click here for more information

The Mystery of Irma Vep

Charles Ludlam
Directed by Ian Grieve
A co-production with Horsecross Arts
Presented by arrangement with Samuel French Limited

20 February - 14 March

NEW - Watch our spooky trailer for Irma Vep! (Slow connection? Here's a lower res version): Trailer for The Mystery of Irma Vep By ...

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The Mystery of Irma Vep, 20 February to 14 March 2009 - click here for more information

Success

Nick Drake
Presented by
Lyceum Youth Theatre
Directed by Steve Mann
Playing at the Traverse
Theatre, Edinburgh.

12 March - 14 March

PLEASE NOTE - Success is being performed at the Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh - for tickets call 0131 228 1404 or book online ...

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The publicity image for Success - a red neon sign glowing with the word

Curse of the Starving Class

Sam Shepard
Directed by Mark Thomson
By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited

20 March - 11 April

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Curse of the Starving Class, 20 March to 11 April 2009 - click here for more information

Copenhagen

Michael Frayn
Directed by Tony Cownie

17 April - 9 May

This intense, absorbing and powerful piece of theatre from Michael Frayn brings our 2008/09 Season to a pulsating end. "...a ...

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Copenhagen, 17 April to 9 May 2009 - click here for more information

Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim

by Des Dillon

14 May - 16 May

What happens when you lock up a Celtic fan? What happens when you lock up a Celtic fan with a Rangers fan? What happens when you ...

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A Celtic fan and a Rangers fan sit beside each other. Neither look happy. Click here to find out more about the show.

Peer Gynt

by Henrick Ibsen, in a new version by Colin Teevan
Directed by Dominic Hill

17 June - 20 June

PLEASE NOTE - OUR ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE - HOWEVER YOU CAN STILL BOOK TICKETS BY CALLING 0131 248 4848. MORE INFO ...

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Peer Gynt standing on a table, his arms spread. Click here for more info on the show.