Covid-19
“Hibernation” for Lyceum
Lyceum goes dark for remainder of 2020:
The Lyceum is to enter a period of “hibernation” as a building-based producing theatre with immediate effect, postponing all 2020 shows and entering into negotiations with all staff over redundancies.
Hidden Door goes Live Online
Regular Thursday show for pop-up arts fest:
Edinburgh’s Hidden Door has announced a new web series, the Hidden Door Live Show, which will live stream on Thursday nights, alternating between Facebook and Instagram.
Book of Mormon On Sale
Book of Mormon Playhouse date on public sale:
Tickets are now on public sale for the smash hit musical The Book of Mormon’s rescheduled dates at Edinburgh Playhouse, running from Wednesday 9 to Saturday 26 June 2021.
Home Made with MGA
Wonder Fools lead Academy’s Zoom production:
Edinburgh’s MGA Academy has teamed up with Wonder Fools to create Home Made, a new online Zoom production with their 3rd year acting students, streaming live this Friday 15 May 2020.
Complicite’s Encounter goes online
2015 EdIntFest hit to get free YouTube streaming:
Simon McBurney’s hit show The Encounter for Complicité theatre company, which premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival, is to get a free online streaming from this Friday, 15 May 2020. It will remain online for a week.
Dogstar Online
Taylor of Inverness first up for Vimeo On Demand:
Dogstar Theatre, the Highlands-based company with a European outlook, is to stream a filmed version of its international hit The Taylor of Inverness as the first show in a new paid-for online presence.
Playhouse dark to July
ATG Venues now closed to June 28 2020:
Venue operator ATG has announced that all its UK venues, including the Playhouse in Edinburgh and the King’s and Theatre Royal in Glasgow will be closed at least until 28 June 2020 due to Covid-19.
Mormon reschedules
Book of Mormon moves Playhouse dates to 2021:
Smash hit musical The Book of Mormon has announced new dates for Edinburgh Playhouse and will now run for a long fortnight from Wednesday 9 to Saturday 26 June 2021.
Zoom to Werk with VPT
VPT returns on Friday with Zoom event:
Village Pub Theatre are running their second Virtual Pub Theatre on Friday the First of May 2020. And, to celebrate International Worker’s Day, the theme is WERK!
Dear Lyceum,
A letter from playwright Jo Clifford
Dear Lyceum, I wrote this to you on Tuesday night when our play was due to open, and didn’t. And I didn’t know what to do with myself, so I thought I’d write to you and see if that helped me understand.