C - the most happening Festival on the Fringe
who are we?
C venues is the home of the biggest theatre and new writing programme at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Our full programme, encompassing drama, musicals, music, mime, comedy and visual arts, makes us one of the largest venue groups on the Fringe, with over 200 events taking place in our theatres, foyers and exhibition spaces every day.
what do we do?
As a programmed venue group we look for the brightest and best work to showcase at Edinburgh. Between January and April each year we accept applications from companies and artists from around the world for August's Festival. Your production or event will need to be self-contained, fully staffed and funded, and ready to bring to the largest arts Festival on the planet.
nineteen years of development
C has developed a high profile and a strong brand identity over the past nineteen years. We are committed to vigorously promoting our venues and the works we host.
award-winning
Recent awards include Scotsman Fringe First, Herald Angel and Total Theatre awards, and nominations for Edinburgh Comedy, The Stage awards and musical theatre awards. In recent years 99% of our shows have gained a printed review, 100% have received press coverage, and many have received four- and five-star reviews. Other awards have included the Richard Pryor award, Spirit of the Fringe, and the Three Weeks Editors’ awards. Many shows have transferred to London Fringe and West End venues, and commenced UK and international tours.
programming policy
We programme across all artforms with an emphasis on new and dynamic work. We seek to present as broad a variety of works as possible without compromising on high standards of performance.
marketing and press
We believe that marketing and press work are central to the success of an Edinburgh production. We offer the support of an experienced marketing and press department to all productions. In addition to our brochure, website, advertising, press pack, season launch and promotions, our marketing and press team are on hand year round to push sales and profile, to react to developments and to assist and advise visiting companies with press, marketing and promoter liaison.
performance spaces
The facilities at our central venues at the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town include high-specification performance spaces, bars, cafes and exhibition spaces. Our theatres range in size from 40 to over 200 seats, and offer a variety of formats including end-on, thrust, corner stage, traverse, in-the-round and cabaret. During the four-week Festival our venues will be open and running up to 20 hours in every 24, and over 200 different works will be performed by over 2,000 performers from more than 150 individual companies.
professional technical facilities
Our theatres are equipped to the highest technical specifications. Facilities offered include black box spaces, computer lighting desks, comprehensive lighting rigs, full theatre sound systems, backdrop flying bars, and the advice and assistance of our venue technicians.
we’re looking for...
We are interested in all kinds of performance, from cabaret and burlesque to dance and musicals, mime, puppetry, poetry, comedy, new writing, physical theatre, devised work and contemporary and classic drama. We’d like to hear from everyone, whether established or up-and-coming theatre, music, dance and opera companies, solo performers, comedians, cabaret acts, bands interested in performing in our spaces and bars and artists interested in exhibiting with us.
would you like to take part?
This website contains more details about us and our venues. If you would like to be part of our C 2011 season, please complete an application form and return it to us with appropriate supporting material.
any questions?
To discuss your ideas informally, or if you need more information, please feel free to contact Heather Young, Siva Zagel or Hartley T A Kemp.
You can phone us on +44 (0)845 260 1010
fax us on +44 (0)845 260 1001
or email us at info@cvenues.com
We’d like to hear from you.