Ros MacKenzie
Local Hero
On Saturday night when atmospheric conditions were perfect for a sighting of the northern lights – although sadly not in the Lothians – we at the Lyceum enjoyed spectacular blazing skies in the superbly staged production of Local Hero.
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Touching the Void – Lyceum
As Nietzsche said, ”When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.”
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War Horse Centenary Concert
These days, multi-media usually means a glitzy hi-tech performance using lots of lights and lots of noise, but in a downbeat, old fashioned crafted sense the Centenary Concert of War Horse at the Usher Hall was a truly enchanting multi-media event.
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Cyrano de Bergerac
There is similiarity between the two Lyceum productions I’ve seen this season and that is both use elements of contemporary society, and try to whip up a frenzy of fun.
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Rebus: Long Shadows
Adding to the drama, Ian Rankin and Rona Munro’s stage adaptation of a new story for Rankin’s famous detective hit a first night problem when lead actor Charles Lawson took ill onstage.
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Twelfth Night
Bold, imaginative, challenging – that’s the concept behind Wils Wilson’s new version of “Twelfth Night” which opens the new season at the Lyceum Theatre in a co-production with Bristol Old Vic.
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