The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company is delighted to reveal yet another outstanding season under artistic director Mark Thomson for 2008/09. Directors Tony Cownie and John Dove and composer Philip Pinsky will continue their work for the company as associate artists to assist Thomson in delivering and enhancing their commitment to producing exceptional drama.
Following a successful season 2007/08, this entertaining and ambitious line up for 2008/09 sees our co-productions with Perth and Nottingham re-affirm the Lyceum's commitment to celebrate our work beyond Edinburgh and position ourselves as Scotland's premier producing theatre company.
Mark Thomson said: "We are delighted to present a season of plays that together celebrate how vivid and elastic a theatre experience can be. Great writers and original voices mean the journey through our season should engage our audiences with a thrilling and unpredictable odyssey driven by masters of their craft and genre. From Shakespeare's powerhouse, Macbeth through J M Barrie's hauntingly beautiful ghost story, Mary Rose to Sam Shepard's visceral and comic Curse of The Starving Class each play stakes its claim as the finest of its kind."
We are pleased to welcome talented director Lucy Pitman-Wallace who will be kicking off the season with Shakespeare's Macbeth our first co-production that will then tour to Nottingham Playhouse. We're delighted to be able to confirm Liam Brennan will be playing the part of Macbeth, a welcome return following his performances in last season's A Winter's Tale, as well as The Merchant of Venice (2006) and Othello (2004). Our other co-production, The Mystery of Irma Vep, directed by Perth Theatre's artistic director Ian Grieve, will then transfer to Perth.
John Dove is returning to direct his third Arthur Miller play for the Lyceum, The Man Who Had All The Luck, while Tony Cownie will direct Mary Rose and our season finale, Copenhagen. Other highlights for the season include, Curse of the Starving Class and Glyn Robbins stage adaption of CS Lewis's classic The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, both directed by Mark Thomson.
Last year's Lyceum Christmas production of the Wizard of Oz broke all box office records, and exceeded our wildest expectations. With this production of CS Lewis's magical children's' fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is set to be another Lyceum Christmas delight from director Mark Thomson.
This autumn the Lyceum is also delighted to welcome back Catherine Wheels and The National Theatre of Scotland with their production of Something Wicked This Way Comes, directed by Gill Robertson, following her hugely successful 2007 Christmas production, The Wizard of Oz. -- www.lyceum.org.uk
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