Capacity - up to 100
Situated on Brunswick street, just
off of London Road and Leith Walk this venue is located outside the area usually
associated with the Fringe, but is a 5 minutes walk from the Jongleurs at the Omni
complex, and around 10 minutes walk from the Stand Comedy Club, Princes Street and Waverly
station. This venue
attracted high audiences in 2005 due to the Free nature of the shows, the number of shows,
and the publicity from the Fringe and through local people.
The Outdoors areas at Lindsay's are
flexible spaces regarding seating and performance - the Garden has a large capacity with
selected furniture that can seat 30-40 people with other people standing and sitting on
the ground. There are areas that are covered, and areas that are in the open.
This area is suited to all forms of
outdoor perfomance, story telling, comedy, childrens shows. You are advised to contact us
with what you are looking to perform and then we can discuss further teh exact set-up of
teh space.
The Space
Stage Area - On the flat, outdoor area
Lighting & Sound
- Depending on set-up sound can be installed as needed - please email us to discuss yoru
requiremnts.
Technician - A
technician will not be provided to operate equipment, that will be the responsibility of
each group using the venue.
Seating - 30 seats
around tables. Tere is also room for up around 70 people standing with good visibility for
the show
Storage - There is a
small amount of locked storage space in the cellar rooms.
Bar - The ground
floor bar is accessible from the garden.
Hire & Collection
As with all our
spaces, the use of this space is FREE, however you cannot charge for your shows, but
instead take a collection at the end - Collections at the end of the show can raise on
average £1-£1.20 per person if carried out effectively. We have found the best way to
collect money is to explain teh concept of the Free shows at the end of the performance,
and to ask everyone politely on leaving the venue to contribute. It is also more effective
if you have somebody collecting for the performers, rather than the performers themselves.
Advertising
All shows at
Lindsay's must be listed in the Fringe Programme. Last year the cost of this was around
£240, and has to be submitted by mid-April at the latest.
We will be marketing the
Free Fringe across all of our venues, with the local press, other organisations and the
Fringe Office.
Acts will have display
space for posters, flyers and publicity for their shows at all of our venues - along with
three other Edinburgh venues owed by the owners of the Canons Gait. No publicity for other
venues Fringe shows will be advertised in these locations.
Lindsay's will have space
outside the venue, on Brunswick Street, where advertising for each of the shows can be
placed, along with general venue posters. All shows will be advertised on our internet
sites, with full show listings, photos and anything else required FREE OF CHARGE.
The Free Fringe will be producing Poster
and a brochure for the venues. All shows will be listed on these for free..
Other Costs
All shows at our venues
MUST be listed in the Fringe Programme - without this it is nearly impossible to publicise
your show anyway, and there is a fee for this from the Fringe office. Don’t forget
your accommodation costs which can be high, and to gain an audience you will also need
your own promotional material and press release, etc.
To enquire about using this space for the Fringe in 2006 please email info@freefringe.com
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