The season opens with Yasmina Reza’s Olivier Award-winning comedy-drama God of Carnage, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by the Lyric’s Associate Director Nicholai La Barrie.
This can be adopted by the London switch of Tanika Gupta’s The Empress directed by Pooja Ghai, following the success of Gupta’s A Doll’s House directed by Rachel O’Riordan in 2019. The epic drama that unveils the lengthy and embedded tradition of British Asian historical past was just lately added to the GCSE drama syllabus.
Following the success of Aladdin in 2021, award-winning author, composer, and comic Vikki Stone returns to with Cinderella. A brand new partnership with Frantic Assembly launches with an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis by Lemn Sissay (OBE), directed by Artistic Director of Frantic Assembly, Scott Graham, operating in January 2024.
Completing the season is a revival of Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, voted as one of many 100 most important performs of the 20th century, and named one of many Independent’s 40 greatest performs of all time, can be directed by Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan in spring.
Furthering the Lyric’s dedication to accessibility, this season sees an elevated entry supply with the brand new addition of Chilled Environment and BSL interpreted performances to all Main House reveals alongside the pre-existing Audio Described and Open Captioned performances.
The Lyric believes that everybody ought to have the chance to entry theatre. Through the Free First Night scheme throughout all Main House reveals, over 2,500 free tickets can be given to the Hammersmith & Fulham neighborhood. The Free First Night scheme, supported by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, presents two free tickets to the primary evening of all Main House productions and 4 free tickets for Lyric pantos to individuals who stay or work in Hammersmith & Fulham. Plus anybody aged underneath 25 dwelling within the Borough can turn into a Young Lyric member to entry £5 tickets to all Main House reveals. £10 tickets additionally proceed to be accessible for Main House reveals, and particular ticket presents for colleges.