Theater
The Lyceum
Victorian theatre with an original iron safety curtain, built in the panicked wake of a European fire disaster.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Lyceum in Edinburgh opens in Vienna in 1881, with a theatre fire that killed hundreds and reshaped how playhouses across Europe were built. Two years later, this Grindlay Street theatre opened with a novel piece of iron engineering hidden above its stage, unveiled the same night Henry Irving and Ellen Terry topped the bill. You'll also hear about the presence staff have reported for decades near the lighting rig, and who they believe it might be.
This audio guide was created using AI.