Executive director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre to step down

MIKE GRIFFITHS, executive director and co-chief executive of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, is to step down in October.

Griffiths has been in the job for six years having joined the theatre in May 2019. His previous roles include interim chief executive of Horsecross Arts in Perth and interim CEO at Eden Court Theatre & Cinema, Inverness.

Royal Lyceum co-chief executive and artistic director JAMES BRINING said the theatre “will miss Mike very much”.

He added: “From making changes to internal processes and practice, steering through the challenges of the pandemic and working collaboratively across the city and the sector, Mike has always supported and advocated for the idea of producing the best theatre here in Edinburgh, for Scotland and the world.” 

Chair of the board, TARI LANG, said Griffiths provided calm leadership during both good and challenging times for the Lyceum, through the pandemic and subsequent funding challenges. 

“I have been privileged to have had Mike’s partnership, his calm and patience. Not much ruffles him and there’s not much he doesn’t know,” Lang said.

Griffiths, meanwhile, described his time at the Lyceum as “a real privilege” and thanked the board and staff for their support during a “challenging” tenure.

He added that “with James Brining leading the company, the Lyceum will continue to flourish”.