Everything about The Royal Lyceum Theatre totally explained
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, two local theatrical managers and performers who went on to establish the renowned
Howard & Wyndham company in 1895. 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.
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.
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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