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Opening night is here!!!! Time to face the dragon with us… at Bright & Wiiiiiiild 🥳🥳🥳

Are you ready to Face the Dragon with us at Bright & Wild?? Culture Crew have been really busy printing their festival t-shirts tonight with the wonderful @katyraew design… not long now until we open!! #facethedragon

A sneak peek from our photography session with the Youth Music group today 👀📸😍

World Day of Theatre for Children is coming up on Weds 20th March - what better way to celebrate than to join STRUT setting off from Lyra at 7pm - all tickets are free: https://www.lyra.co.uk/shows

Got your tickets for Cloud Man yet? Here’s Brodie, Max and Tim from Culture a Crew to tell you more about the show…Cloud Man is the first show in Lyra’s Family Theatre season. Head to Lyra.co.uk for more details and to book tickets.The Family Theatre season is supported by Scop Arts Trust and National Lottery Community Fund: Young Start

Got your tickets for Cloud Man yet? Here’s Brodie, Max and Tim from Culture a Crew to tell you more about the show… Cloud Man is the first show in Lyra’s Family Theatre season. Head to Lyra.co.uk for more details and to book tickets. The Family Theatre season is supported by Scop Arts Trust and National Lottery Community Fund: Young Start

Opening night of Bright & Wild 23 is finally here!! We can’t wait to welcome our audiences and share what our incredible Young Artists have created 🌟 Bright & Wild Festival 2023 is supported by City of Edinburgh Council, Creative Scotland, Youngstart (delivered by Big Lottery Fund) and Places for People, BBC Children in Need, The Fore, Gannochy Trust, Radio Forth Cash for Kids, Bank of Scotland Foundation, The University of Edinburgh, Arnold Clark Community Fund, Education Institute of Scotland, Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust, Dr Guthrie’s Association, The Hugh Fraser Foundation, John Watson’s Trust, Stevenston Charitable Trust, Nancie Massey Charitable Trust, Miss ME Swinton Paterson Charitable Trust, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland and William Syson Foundation.

Opening night of Bright & Wild is here!!! We can’t wait to welcome our audiences and show off what our incredible Young Artists have created 🌟

Bright & Wild tickets are live!!! Head to our website to book your FREE tickets for Lyra's annual youth arts festival! Come along and see what our fantastic Young Artists have been creating this year... https://www.lyra.co.uk/bright-and-wild-2023

Once Upon a Snowstorm BSL introduction

Kissing Linford Christie: Vickie wants to compete at the Olympics. There is only one obstacle; she isn’t very good at sport. Yet despite the odds, her love for athletics takes her all the way to London 2012. 🏅 A new family show from award-winning children's theatre company, Catherine Wheels. 🏅 For everyone age 8+ 🏅 Landing on Tue 11 Oct at Lyra. Book now: https://www.lyra.co.uk/event-details/kissing-linford-christie

Youth Arts Worker role introduction by Engagement Facilitator Jo Sharp
We're looking for new Youth Arts Workers - find out more about the role in this introduction by Engagement Facilitator Jo Sharp. More details and to apply (deadline 24 October): https://www.lyra.co.uk/workwithus

Have you got your Bright & Wild tickets yet?! Over the next two weeks our Young Artists will be performing new works and we’d love to see you on the audience! Head to our website to book online 🤩🎟 Sandys Community Centre Venchie Children & Young People's Project Connecting Craigmillar Scottish Chamber Orchestra Craigmillar NowCraigmillar Books for BabiesCraigmillar & Niddrie Community FestivalYouth Theatre Arts ScotlandCurious SeedImaginate UKCreative ScotlandStarcatchersCatherine Wheels Theatre CompanyEdinburgh Festival FringePlatform GlasgowPlaces for People ScotlandStrange Town Edinburgh Youth TheatreTortoise in a Nutshell Bright & Wild Festival 2022 is supported by City of Edinburgh Council, Creative Scotland, BBC Children in Need, Youngstart (delivered by Big Lottery Fund), The Robertson Trust, The Walter Scott Giving Group, Dr Guthrie’s Association, Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust, John Watson’s Trust, Nancie Massey Charitable Trust, Education Institute of Scotland, The Hugh Fraser Foundation, The Stevenston Trust

As well as our #BSL performances of #OnceUponASnowstorm, we are also offering two relaxed and baby friendly performances, on 22nd and 29th December. This means that audience members are welcome to be vocal, or leave the room and come back in. The space won't be as darkly lit, and any loud noises in the show will be quieter. We'll also provide an Access Pack in advance to explain what to expect from a visit to Lyra. If you or anyone in your family would like to come along our relaxed performance (22 December and 29 December at 11am), please book via: https://www.lyra.co.uk/what-s-on #relaxedperforrmances #EveryoneWelcome #InclusiveTheatre #AccessibleTheatre @catherinewheelstheatre

✨In case you've not heard, we're putting on our first ever Winter family show this December! And it's FREE! ✨Once Upon a Snowstorm is a heartwarming and cosy tale for families who live in the #Niddrie and #Craigmillar areas. If you live in our neighbourhood, we'd love for you to join us - and help us spread the word by sharing this post! 🙏 Everyone welcome 15 - 31 December Recommended for ages 5 to 8 More info & booking: https://www.lyra.co.uk/what-s-on

We're delighted that two of our performances of this winter's show, Once Upon a Snowstorm will be BSL Interpreted by Vonny Strain . If anyone in your family is D/deaf and you would like to attend, come along! Tickets are free, but must be booked in advance. BSL Interpreted performances: 23 December, 2pm 30 December, 2pm For more information and to book visit: https://www.lyra.co.uk/what-s-on Please help us spread the word! Birds of Paradise Theatre Company Euan's Guide Deaf Edinburgh SCoD - deafscotland National Deaf Children's Society Scotland

✨In case you've not heard, we're putting on our first ever Winter show this December! And it's FREE! ✨Once Upon a Snowstorm is a heartwarming and cosy tale for families who live in the #Niddrie and #Craigmillar areas. If you live in our neighbourhood, we'd love for you to join us. Everyone welcome. 15 December - 31 December. Recommended for ages 5-8 See our website for more details.

We cannot wait to meet you again this Sunday for more Field - Something for the Future Now with @curiousseeddance as part of @edintfest 💚 Here are some of Lyra’s Young Artists warming up before the show last weekend 🤩 Please note that the performance takes place across a large, wide area of Holyrood Park so we encourage you to change your viewing place, rather than sitting in one place for the duration. Feel free to view from different points, including from on the hill! We're back this Sun 29th Aug between 4pm and 8pm 💚

Lyra’s young artists are READY for their special guest appearance in ‘Field - something for the future now’ are you? 🦸 Join us this Sunday at Holyrood park. We will be performing with @curiousseeddance as part of @edintfest It is a free un-ticketed durational piece and you’re welcome to come and go as you wish. The performance runs over 4 hours from 1pm-5pm