Lyceum Theatre Reviews Summary

Comfort and Seating

Pros:

• "Easy access for disabled."
• "Very spacious and comfortable seating with appropriate height of headrest within the circle."
• "All seats have a good view of the stage."
• "The seats are comfortable, all with a good view of the stage."
• "Very comfortable seating, with a good view of the stage."
• "The seats are comfy with good leg room but not the largest."
• "I m 6ft 5” and sat in the stalls (row K) legroom wasn’t an issue at all, which was a pleasant surprise!"

Cons:

• "Do not go up there if you are over 5 stone in weight and over 4ft tall, the seats are taken from an infant's school."
• "Hot, no air circulation and zero leg room for me and I'm only 5ft7ins tall."
• "I didn't expect the seats to be so small with no leg room at all. I am 5'3 and my knees were firmly pushed up to the guard rail."
• "The seating is horrendous our knees were pressed against the row in front so much we are both left with bruised knees!!!"
• "The seats were rock hard and packed together very tightly to the point that if the person next to you is a little on the larger side, they'd be sitting on you."
• "The circle has a magnificent view of the stage and the Lyceum in all its beauty but the seats are not very spacious."
• "The seats are really small I'm only 5,4 but my knees were digging in to the seat in front of me."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff are always friendly and happy to help you, bar staff are amazing."
• "A wonderful venue! Staff are always extremely helpful, pleasant and polite."
• "A beautiful theatre. Staff are always friendly and helpful."
• "Congratulations to all Lyceum staff friendly and very helpful."
• "The staff were very friendly and welcoming and really helpful with finding correct seats etc."
• "The staff were absolutely brilliant. They found us spare seats and prevented my autistic daughter going into meltdown."
• "Staff are amazing very helpful and caring towards patrons and among themselves."

Cons:

• "I have just been to see ABBA the musical & was asked to stop singing & be respectful to people around us!!!"
• "Did not enjoy the fact that there were notices telling you not to sing!! Totally killed the atmosphere."
• "Unfortunately, I experienced some harassment from person sitting next to me which has never happened before."
• "There were no signs anywhere or any announcement made to say that I couldn't do this. At the beginning of the second act I took my phone out and suddenly I heard 'Off off off now!!!' Coming from the sides."
• "I approached a member of staff and asked the reason. She was very rude."
• "Also, despite arriving after my friend who had the tickets (and had gone into the foyer), the woman on the door wouldn't let me in to retrieve my ticket."
• "I don't like having to produce my ticket before they would let me in the building."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

• "The venue is also let down by lack of ladies loos, so there is not enough time for everyone to have a comfort break in the interval."
• "They offer a free cloakroom service and the toilets were clean and well maintained."
• "E tickets were easy (bit worried) and the staff were brilliant!"
• "The bar areas are nice and clean."
• "Toilets are clean. There is a lift if required."
• "Very clean, friendly staff, and no long queues for the Ladies!"
• "The architecture inside was beautiful and the venue was spotless."

Cons:

• "Parking around is not great so best to leave plenty of time to park!"
• "Baby change is not available upstairs. Very disappointing, had to change my baby on the floor."
• "Policy of checking tickets & handbags at the entrance causes delays & would be problematic in bad weather."
• "Parking close to the Lyceum cost me £15 for 3 hours and my passengers had mobility issues so no real choice."
• "Expensive car parks nearby though."
• "The biggest problem is the ladies loos there is always a massive queue especially during the interval!"
• "However only one toilet for disabled, which causes quite a queue at half-time."

Performance and Entertainment

Pros:

• "Just been to see Bedknobs and Broomsticks the musical. Enchanting, exciting. Cast were sensational and took me back to my childhood."
• "This show was certainly one of the best shows we have seen. The choreography set and singing was fantastic."
• "Absolutely fantastic pantomime that had me full of laughter throughout."
• "The show was fabulous and the theater is beautiful."
• "The cast was absolutely fabulous and put on an incredible show."
• "The Lion King is a spell-bounding show. Amazing costumes, scenery, singing and music for children (and adults)."
• "The performance of the actors/actresses was phenomenal, as was the singing performances."

Cons:

• "So only got 1 hour show which should have been 2hour 15."
• "Backed by Bob Dylan music, we'd read the reviews and had thought it sounded good. The Dylan songs didn't see to fit with the script at all."
• "The most disappointing thing about the Lyceum is the lack of big names in their productions, the shows are good but for one of the largest cities in the UK should be better."
• "A really poor show. Very low budget."
• "Not the best performance of the full monty. couldn't tell what they were saying and terrible Sheffield accent."
• "The sound quality wasn't great either and couldn't tell what was being said half the time."
• "However, the seating is only good if you don't have legs."