4 - 25 February 2023
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24 November - 31 December 2022
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18 October - 5 November 2022
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24 - 27 August 2022
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18 - 20 August 2022
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8 - 14 August 2022
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6 - 28 August 2022
Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel
Tim Crouch's self-referential commentary on theatre is too clever by half
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3 - 25 June 2022
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19 - 23 April 2022
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13 - 23 April 2022
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6 December 2021 - 2 January 2022
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29 October - 20 November 2021
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25 - 28 August 2021
Lament for Sheku Bayoh
A moving memorial that asks important societal questions about racism in Scotland
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12 - 28 August 2021
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17 December 2020 - 5 January 2021
Lyceum Christmas Tales: Live [ONLINE]
The Lyceum team deliver an incredible collection of short pieces that may just save Christmas
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28 February - 21 March 2020
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28 November 2019 - 4 January 2020
An Edinburgh Christmas Carol
What has the potential to be an amazing piece of seasonal theatre ultimately fails to deliver
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23 October - 9 November 2019
Barber Shop Chronicles
An insightful and invigorating celebration of black culture and diversity that is both hilarious and heartbreaking
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12 September - 5 October 2019
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21 - 24 August 2019
Hard to be Soft: A Belfast Prayer
A charged evening of dance addressing the city's toxic gender image
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19 - 25 August 2019
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16 August 2019
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14 - 18 August 2019
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8 - 11 August 2019
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3 - 5 August 2019
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17 May - 8 June 2019
The Duchess [of Malfi]
Zinnie Harris' innovative re-imagining of Webster's tragedy is a powerful deconstruction of toxic masculinity.
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14 March - 4 May 2019
Local Hero
An excellent adaptation of a classic film that is hilarious, heartbreaking and all too relevant.
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25 January - 16 February 2019
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29 November 2018 - 5 January 2019
Wendy and Peter Pan
Hickson's adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic tale is a glittering spectacle that is full of heart.
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12 October - 3 November 2018
Cyrano de Bergerac
Tedious, over-long, unfocussed, dull and largely impenetrable production from National Theatre of Scotland
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14 September - 6 October 2018
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22 - 26 August 2018
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16 - 19 August 2018
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8 - 12 August 2018
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4 - 6 August 2018
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31 May - 2 June 2018
The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other
Wils Wilson and Janice Parker's experimental adaptation challenges assumptions about theatre and creates a special community, but doesn't always hit the mark.
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27 April - 12 May 2018
Creditors
David Grieg's adaptation of this Strindberg classic offers a strong, cerebral and yet still entertaining performance.
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26 February 2017
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10 February - 4 March 2017
The Winter's Tale
Stylish production set in contemporary Scotland almost undone by silly stereotypes
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25 November 2017 - 6 January 2018
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12 - 21 October 2017
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6 - 28 October 2017
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7 - 23 September 2017
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20 May - 10 June 2017
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29 April - 13 May 2017
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6 - 15 April 2017
A Number
Zinnie Harris raises questions about individuality in this restaging of Caryl Churchill's investigation into genetics.
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10 March - 1 April 2017
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13 - 28 January 2017
Picnic at Hanging Rock
An unsettling but ultimately incoherent adaptation of an Australian classic mystery.
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27 October - 12 November 2016
Jumpy
April De Angelis’ inspiring feminist-comedy explores the relationship between mother and daughter.
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1 - 15 October 2016
The Suppliant Women
David Greig's opening production finds modern resonance in millennia old classic.
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14 - 24 September 2016
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
A revitalised reboot of a cornerstone of Scottish theatre.
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16 - 20 August 2016
Measure for Measure
Blisteringly intense Russian language production removes fluffy comedic stuffing to expose Shakespeare's razor wit.
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6 - 7 August 2016
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Shake
The benchmark tale of mistaken identity and the follies of love given retro styling and a vaudevillian twist.
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Rhinoceros
This latest take on Eugene Ionesco's play at the Lyceum is a hilarious absurdist delight.
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