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Letters to the Lyceum
By Lyceum TheatreArts
Letters to the Lyceum episodes
- Emma McCaffery reads her Letter to the LyceumEmma McCaffrey, who was set to perform with Lung Ha on the Lyceum stage this year, thinks back to how a chance encounter with an usher at our Stage Door led to her own involvement in theatre.
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3 min - Hannah Jarrett-Scott reads Denise Mina's Letter to the Lyceum
Hannah Jarrett-Scott reads Denise Mina's Letter to the Lyceum: on the dramas of care, the qualities of sleep, and the joy of ice cream.
Music by Rachel Newton.
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4 min - Nicola Roy reads Ellie Stewart's Letter to the LyceumNicola Roy reads Ellie Stewart's evocative epistle about the multitudes that a re-opened theatre will contain.
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2 min - Maureen Beattie reads Linda McLean's Letter to the Lyceum
For playwright Linda Mclean, the shock of coronavirus recalls an earlier episode of trauma which underlined the need for laughter and colour in the darkest moments. Read by Maureen Beattie.
Music by Rachel Newton.
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8 min - Martin O'Connor reads his Letter to the LyceumMartin O'Connor's letter - 'Call Times' - transports us backstage and explores the strange state of limbo many actors now find themselves in.
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3 min - Letters Bag 2: The Theatre of Lockdown
In the second instalment of our audience letters bag, Artistic Director David Greig introduces a selection of letters themed around the small everyday dramas and performances that have become part of life in lockdown. Local heroes, home-made chandeliers, lambs, posties and scooters all make an appearance and show that, despite a yearning to be back inside theatres, day to day life has been far from dull.
Letters read by Saskia Ashdown. Music by Rachel Newton.
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25 min - Hannah Jarrett-Scott reads Eve Nicol's Letter to the Lyceum
Things get a little steamy in Eve Nicol's letter on the pressures of lockdown longing for theatre.
Read by Hannah Jarrett-Scott.
Music by Rachel Newton.
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5 min - Steven McNicoll reads James Robertson's Letter to the Lyceum
James Robertson considers the theatrical side of everyday life in lockdown: reflecting on how a minor mishap brought home the lived drama of ageing and memory.
Read by Steven McNicoll.
Music by Rachel Newton.
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6 min - Mara MenziesIn this letter, Mara Menzies contrasts the informal performance spaces of her childhood with the grandeur of the Lyceum auditorium, and the timeless nature of storytelling, with the experience of rapid change.
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6 min - Letters Bag 1: First Trips
David presents a selection of extracts from letters sent in by our audience, themed around people's first trip to the theatre. Expect tales of fairy dust, cheek bones to die (and travel all the way from Sheffield) for, epic journeys and jealously guarded mint creams.
Music by Rachel Newton, letters read by Saskia Ashdown.
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About Letters to the Lyceum
From the publisher's feed
With The Lyceum auditorium sitting empty for the first time in decades during the current pandemic, Artistic Director David Greig is inviting artists and audiences alike to contribute their stories…
about life in these unprecedented times in a Letter to The Lyceum. All letters received will be added to the website below to form a collective portrait of a world turned upside down.
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