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Thanks for a great festival!
2009 was another great festival for Assembly. A big thank you to you all - our performers, technicians, publicists, and of course audience - for making this such a successful year.
Over 260,000 people have been to shows at Assembly over the last 26 days. You've queued in the rain and the sun; you’ve taken our new locally sourced new café menu to heart and discovered the joys of our amazing breakfasts and 'haggis nachos' (a match made in heaven); and you've enjoyed our carefully selected range of beers, wines, spirits and unique cocktails.
We have loved hosting you and over 100 amazing shows….and it’s not just us and you who think they are amazing, the critics and award judges have been lavishing their praise too.
5 Scotsman Fringe Firsts: The Event, The Hotel, Party, David Leddy’s White Tea and Morecambe.
 2 Herald Angels: David Leddy’s White Tea and The Sound of My Voice.
2 Stage Theatre Awards:
Best Actor - Billy Mack for The Sound of My Voice
Best Ensemble - Chronicles of Long Kesh
Edinburgh Comedy Awards - Winners Tim Key and Jonny Sweet both appeared in Party
 2 Amnesty International Freedom of Speech Award Nominations: Chronicles of Long Kesh and Year of the Horse
3 Total Theatre Award Nominations: Power Plant, Circa, New Art Club: This is Now
 125  5 star reviews for shows including: Adam Hills, Alistair McGowan, Antonio Forcione, Austen's Women, Becoming Marilyn, Camille O'Sullivan, Catwalk Confidential, Chronicles of Long Kesh, Circa, Des Bishop, Dixie's Tupperware Party, Dr Whom, Edwyn Collins, The Event, F**ked, The Girls of Slender Means, Go to Gaza Drink The Sea, The Hotel, Jason Byrne, Kataklo, Laura Solon, Marcus Brigstocke, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, Morecambe, Neil Delamere, Pajama Men, Party, Power Plant, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Rich Hall, The Sociable Plover, Soweto Gospel Choir, The Sound of My Voice, Sylvia Plath:Three Women, Tao, Tappy Wright: Rock Roadie, White Tea, The World's Wife and Words with AL Kennedy
Phew - it's been quite a year and we’ll be back next August for Assembly's 30th Anniversary celebration which promises to be something very special. Please keep in touch for news about our 2010 programme and sign up for our regular newsletter updates.
See you in 2010.
The Assembly Team
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