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Royal Lyceum

The Royal Lyceum is a venue in the Edinburgh International Festival.

Its address is Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX, which is in the Festival Square area of the city.  See a map of this area.

The venue's website is www.lyceum.org.uk.  But to book tickets online, instead go to the Hub Tickets website.

The central box office telephone number is 0131 473 2000Scroll down to see all ticket purchasing options on a map.


FringeGuru's review of this venue

More, perhaps, than any other venue, the small Royal Lyceum succeeds in combining a traditional theatre with essential modern comforts. In its elegant blue auditorium, you can while away the minutes before the play admiring the chandelier on the domed, decorated roof, and the lovely decoration on the arch of the stage. Yet all the seats are modern and comfortable, and - miracle of miracles - they all have decent legroom.

The very low ceilings in the dress and upper circles do give the impression of watching a play through a letterbox, and a tall man in the upper circle could just about bump his head, but it's a well-designed theatre and nearly everyone has a good view. Only a few restricted-view seats have problems with pillars, and those in the very back of the stalls might find their view constrained by the floor of the dress circle above.


Eating and drinking at this venue

There are bright and airy bars on all three levels of the theatre. The Wyndham Bar, outside the dress circle, is especially worth a visit: it has the feel of a modernized Edwardian drawing room, complete with decorated ceiling and fireplace.


Understanding ticket purchasing options

You have different options at different locations shown on this map.

This venue:  You can buy tickets in person. You can also pick up tickets you've pre-booked (by any method), starting from one hour before the performance.

Other International Festival venues connected to the box office system:  You can buy tickets in person only.  Note that King's Theatre is not connected to the box office system and is intentionally not shown on this map.

The Hub central box office:  You can buy tickets in person.  You can also pick up tickets you've pre-booked from the phone line (0131 473 2000) or website (www.hubtickets.co.uk) until lunchtime on the performance day, or the evening before for morning or afternoon performances.  After that, collect the tickets from the venue.

 

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