Royal Lyceum Theatre

Royal Lyceum Theatre

Infobox Theatre
name = Royal Lyceum Theatre


caption =
address = 30B Grindlay Street
city = Edinburgh
country = Scotland
designation = Category A Listed building
latitude = 55.94674
longitude = -3.20440
architect = C. J. Phipps
owner = City of Edinburgh Council
capacity = 660
type =
opened = September 10 1883
website = www.lyceum.org.uk/

The Royal Lyceum Theatre is an approx 660-seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by architect C. J. Phipps at a cost of UK£17,000 on behalf of J. B. Howard and F. W. P. Wyndham,Citation | last = Hartnoll | first = Phyllis | last2 = Found | first2 = Peter | title = The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 1996 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1O79-RoyalLyceumTheatre.html | isbn = 978-0-192-11576-8 ] two local theatrical managers and performers who went on to establish the renowned Howard & Wyndham company in 1895.Citation | last = Campbell | first = Donald | title = A brighter sunshine: A hundred years of the Edinburgh Royal Lyceum Theatre | publisher = Polygon | year = 1983 | url = | isbn = 978-0-904-91970-7 ] 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. [http://www.lyceum.org.uk/frames/about00.html "Building history"] , Royal Lyceum website]

In 1965, the building was purchased by the Edinburgh Corporation to house the newly formed Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, who are now the permanent residents, leasing it from the local council. [http://www.lyceum.org.uk/frames/about00.html "Company history"] , Royal Lyceum website]

The Royal Lyceum has been one of the principal venues for the Edinburgh International Festival since the festival's inception in 1947, renting out the building for three weeks every August for visiting companies, and often for a further week to Fringe companies.

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