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since the festival's inception in 1947, its owners renting out the building for three weeks every August for visiting companies, and often for a further week to
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With only four minor refurbishments, in 1929, 1977, 1991, and 1996, the Royal Lyceum remains one of the most original and unaltered of the architect's works.
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at a cost of £17,000 on behalf of James B. Howard and Fred. W. P. Wyndham, two theatrical managers and performers whose partnership became the renowned
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The theatre was the first in Britain to be fitted with an iron safety curtain, and the first in Scotland to use electricity for house lighting.
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The Royal Lyceum has primarily been known for its provision of drama. It has also presented some significant opera, from the first tours of
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in the 1960s and 1970s. Some important operas received their first Scottish performance at the Lyceum, including
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Scotlandʼs splendid theatres : architecture and social history from the Reformation to the present day
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The theatre is believed to be haunted, and there have been sightings of a blue lady who is believed to be
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Academic, refereed papers on the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company 1965 to 2000, by Paul Iles
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Fraser, Iain and Fraser, Stephen (2013) 'Royal Lyceum Theatre' OperaScotland
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by the company of the London Lyceum Theatre, and starring Henry Irving and
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A brighter sunshine: A hundred years of the Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Theatre
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in the latter part of the 19th century, through to the early decades of
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In 1965, the building was purchased by the Edinburgh Corporation from
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List of Category A listed buildings in the Old Town, Edinburgh
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The Royal Lyceum has been one of the principal venues for the
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took over from Mark Thomson as artistic director in 2016.
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Opening night was 10 September 1883 with a performance of
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Edinburgh
Coordinates
55°56′49″N 03°12′16″W / 55.94694°N 3.20444°W / 55.94694; -3.20444
City of Edinburgh Council
Category A Listed building
Capacity
C. J. Phipps
www.lyceum.org.uk
theatre
Edinburgh
Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House
Shakespearean
Henry Irving
architect
C. J. Phipps
Howard & Wyndham Ltd
Much Ado About Nothing
Ellen Terry
Meyer Oppenheim
City of Edinburgh Council
Edinburgh International Festival
Fringe
Carl Rosa
Scottish Opera
Madam Butterfly
Manon
Die Meistersinger
David Greig
The interior of a grand theatre with a decorated roof, taken from the perspective of an audience member. You can see floating paper balloons above the seats that are a part of a festive performance.

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