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The present theatre's location is Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen's Theatre, Pablo Fanque's Amphitheatre, and Newsome's Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires’ chain, opening on 7 November 1892.
Edinburgh Playhouse – 3,059 seated [3] Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 3,000 for concerts [4] Usher Hall, Edinburgh – 2,200 seated, 2,900 with standing, 1,970 cabaret [5] Ross Bandstand, Princess Street Gardens - 2,500 seated [6] Edinburgh Festival Theatre – 1,915 seated [7] Leith Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,500 seated [8] King's Theatre ...
It is also used as a venue during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In June 2016, the Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary, which coincided with a programme of events to mark the 20th anniversary of patron George Mackay Brown's death. [5] In 2017, the centre was nominated for Best Performing Arts Venue in the Sunday Herald Culture Awards. [6]
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This is a list of venues used at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, [1] [2] the world's largest arts festival, which takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland each August. Many venues are known by different names during the rest of the year. For the purposes of this list they are given their "Fringe" name.
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Summerhall arts hub, 2013. Summerhall is an arts complex and events venue in Edinburgh, Scotland.Formerly home to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies of the University of Edinburgh, it is now a major Edinburgh Festival Fringe visual and performing arts venue.
The Pleasance Theatre Trust (often simply called The Pleasance) is a venue operator and producer of live events, known internationally for being one of the major, so-called "Big Four", operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival.