Royal Lyceum Theatre

About Royal Lyceum Theatre

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Welcome to The Lyceum, home to one of Scotland's largest and most successful producing companies. Our main output is our Season of high-quality drama productions, running from September to May, in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.

In addition, we stage a family show every Christmas and productions by the Lyceum Youth Theatre; we are the Scottish home of the NT Connections national showcase festival of youth theatre; we host touring companies and Edinburgh International Festival shows; and we run an ambitious and acclaimed Creative Learning department.

We perform for up to 48 weeks of the year producing up to 8 plays in that time, making the Company one of the largest producing companies in the UK. We employ a core of around 50 full-time staff, plus up to 50 part-time ushers and bar staff.

Lyceum Box Office - 0131 248 4848

Monday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-7pm (10am-5pm on non-performance days)
Sunday: Leave us a message and we'll call you back when we reopen (or you can book online)

Upcoming Events at Royal Lyceum Theatre

Creditors

27th April 2018 - 12th May 2018

Tony Award winner Stewart Laing returns to Scotland to direct an adaptation of Creditors that bristles with sexual tension and paranoia.

Magicfest Closing Gala ‘‘Fast and Furious’’

18th May 2018 - 19th May 2018

The best illusion and circus acts from around the world assembled to perform a visually stunning and breath-taking spectacle at the Magicfest Closing Gala.

The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other

31st May 2018 - 2nd June 2018

The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other is a play without words written by Peter Handke focusing on the everyday scenes of a city.

Rufus Wainwright

2nd July 2018 - 3rd July 2018

Don't miss singer, songwriter, and composer Rufus Wainwright when he comes to the Royal Lyceum Theatre as part of a summer UK tour!

Edinburgh International Festival: Waiting for Godot

3rd August 2018 - 12th August 2018

Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s iconic absurdist play, is brought to life in what has been called its greatest production for 25 years.

Edinburgh International Festival: La Maladie de la mort

16th August 2018 - 19th August 2018

British director Katie Mitchell presents her own uncompromising stage adaptation of the provocative novella by Marguerite Duras.

Edinburgh International Festival: The Prisoner

22nd August 2018 - 26th August 2018

The Prisoner, co-written and co-directed by legendary theatre-maker Peter Brook, is a provocative exploration of some of the most compelling issues of our times.