Dark Road is co-written by Ian Rankin and the Royal Lyceum Theatre's Artistic Director Mark Thomson. On 30 April 2013, it was announced that the play which would mark Rankin's play-writing debut would begin previews at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh on 25 September 2013, with an official opening night on 1 October, booking for a limited period until 19 October. The production was also directed by Thomson with fight direction by Malcolm Shields, design by Francis O'Connor, lighting design by Malcolm Rippeth, video design by Euan McLaren and composition and sound design by Philip Pinsky. It is expected that the play will tour the UK during 2014, in a co-production between the Lyceum and the Wales Millennium Centre.
