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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.
The following is a list of active theatres and concert halls in Scotland. They are organised alphabetically by name. In rural areas, church halls and town halls may double up as theatres, and many colleges and universities also have their own auditoria.
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 the only major venue to host events for all of the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe, and the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. [39] The hall can accommodate 900 standing and 801 seated. Facilities for performers include three dressing rooms, a green room, and a production office. [44]
The festival’s full programme will be unveiled on March 7, with tickets going on sale on March 21. Edinburgh International Festival to feature opening event with 10,000 people Skip to main content
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.
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.
The company has its origins in a venue known as The Gilded Balloon on Edinburgh's Cowgate, where artistic director Karen Koren first started promoting comedy events in 1986. When a fire in 2002 destroyed the original premises, Gilded Balloon shifted its Fringe operations to Teviot Row House in Bristo Square, which became the company's main venue.