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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 ...
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.
The National Association of Theatre Owners, which represents hundreds of theater chains in all 50 states and across more than 100 countries, announced a $2.2 billion pledge Thursday to upgrade the ...
The construction of the hall was funded by Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller and blender, who donated £100,000 to the city specifically to fund a new concert hall. [2] The choice of site caused early delays but in 1910 an architectural competition was announced with the requirement that the hall be simple but dignified.
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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.
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]