Project Blog

The wardrobe department is one of the busiest places in a theatre, and there was a lively discussion amongst the team this week about how our new space should be kitted out. Local practitioners Pat Musgrave and Diana Ennis kindly joined us for the debate, and their collective experience in costume design, construction, care and [...]

Building work is well underway on the Lyric’s new state-of-the-art theatre, scheduled to open in spring 2011, but there’s still a final £1million to raise during the construction period to pay for fit-out and equipment.
Lyric actor and Hollywood heavyweight, Ciarán Hinds, who is currently filming the next two Harry Potter movies The Deathly Hallows Parts [...]

Whilst we can no longer tread the boards, watch a show or catch up with friends in our old building, did you know that the original Lyric Theatre lives on!
The principles of sustainable demolition were used when the original Lyric Theatre was demolished in May 2008. So rubble, timber, scrap metal and plastic left over [...]