Letters to the Lyceum
Letters to the Lyceum
Lyceum Theatre
With The Lyceum auditorium sitting empty for the first time in decades during the current pandemic, Artistic Director David Greig is inviting artists and audiences alike to contribute their stories about life in these unprecedented times in a Letter to The Lyceum. All letters received will be added to the website below to form a collective portrait of a world turned upside down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Karine Polwart reads her Letter to the Lyceum
Karine's letter takes us back from the Lyceum stage to former plague times, via the birds that visited her Midlothian garden during lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2020
11 min
Lesley Hart reads Philip Howard's Letter to the Lyceum
Lesley Hart reads Philip Howard's letter, on a theatre populated with the ghosts of past productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2020
6 min
Sam Heughan reads his Letter to the Lyceum
Sam's evocative letter takes us back to his first encounters with the Lyceum as an usher, and latterly as a member of the Lyceum Youth Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2020
5 min
Lesley Hart reads Tony Cownie's Letter to the Lyceum
Tony Cownie's Letter to the Lyceum evokes the spirit of the theatre's resident ghost, Ellen Terry. Read by Lesley Hart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 3, 2020
3 min
Saskia Ashdown reads Sara Shaarawi's Letter to the Lyceum
Playwright Sara Shaarawi pens a letter about the unexpected experience of swapping the big city for lockdown on the Isle of Colonsay. Read by Saskia Ashdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 26, 2020
5 min
Lesley Hart reads Val McDermid's Letter to the Lyceum
Starting out from her roots in the lang toun; Val McDermid reflects on the 'perpetual promise' of theatre. Read by Lesley Hart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2020
7 min
Saskia Ashdown reads Alec Finlay's Letter to the Lyceum
From the surreal to the sensual, the profound to the practical, Alec Finlay's letter weaves a tapestry from memories of live performance in Scotland. Read by Saskia Ashdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2020
7 min
Peter Forbes reads Neal Ascherson's Letter to the Lyceum
Peter Forbes reads Neal Ascherson's Letter to the Lyceum on the sensuality, possibility and power represented by an empty theatre.Music by Rachel Newton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 5, 2020
7 min
Peter Forbes reads Ricky Ross's Letter to the Lyceum
Peter Forbes reads a letter penned by musician and broadcaster Ricky Ross: a heartfelt tribute to a true devotee of Scottish theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2020
9 min
Emma Frankland reads Harry Josephine Giles's Letter to the Lyceum
Emma Frankland reads Harry Josephine Giles's letter, which considers how the example of mutual aid within the trans community can inform wider attitudes to art and community in the post-Covid world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2020
6 min
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