Assembly 2012 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Premiere Venue in George Square Gardens

THE FESTIVAL & ASSEMBLY

Assembly runs the most successful and prestigious venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Established 32 years ago, Assembly is world renowned for producing and presenting a programme of award-winning comedy, theatre, music, cabaret and dance from all around the world. We have 10 theatre spaces based in the magnificence of Assembly Hall and within our new hub in George Square Gardens.

Assembly hosts the biggest names, attracts large audiences and provides the best opportunities for brand exposure locally, nationally and internationally.

Assembly's programme of events runs from 10am to late with exhibitions, cafés and bars where critics, performers and guests alike can party and relax into the small hours of the morning.

How To Apply

If you are interested in performing at Assembly in 2012 applications are accepted from January 2012. Assembly is a semi-curated festival, so please send the following by either e-mail or post and we will be in touch if there is a slot or venue available that might suit your show.

The information we require is:

Information about the show, synopsis, script and casting.
A video or promo clips of the show.
Where you have performed in the past and any press clippings from previous runs.
Size of venue you are looking for, seating and stage size.
Any major technical requirements - projection, large sets, band set-up, hanging points etc...
Is your show performing anywhere that we can come and see it.

Please sed all information to: Programming@assemblyfestival.com

ASSEMBLY OFFICE

Administration Office

Assembly Theatre
2/2, 50 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 2LE

Tel: 0131 623 3000
Fax: 0131 623 3001

Email: info@assemblyfestival.com

London Administration Office (Nov - May)

Assembly Theatre
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
London W6 9RL

Tel: 0208 237 1000
Fax: 0208 237 1071
Email: info@assemblyfestival.com

THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
"The Edinburgh Festival is to festivals what Wimbledon is to tennis" The Stage

Edinburgh is home to the largest and most comprehensive Arts and Entertainment Festivals in the world. It is an Olympic scale event staged every year and is made up of a number of different festivals, each with their own structure.

The Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Book Festival
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Edinburgh Film Festival

Assembly is a major part of The Fringe which is now, by far, the largest part of all the Festivals and has become the greatest showcase in the world for live work. It began as a spontaneous addition to the first Edinburgh International Festival in 1947, a kind of polite protest by the more adventurous elements of the arts against what they saw as "the Establishment" and has grown to the point where it now takes over more than a hundred venues in the city and plays to an audience of more than two million people.

THE FRINGE SOCIETY

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is co-ordinated by the Fringe Society. The society does not run venues or promote shows as it is a charitable entity. The primary functions of the Fringe Society are to:

Provide advice and information about all aspects of appearing as a company at the Fringe.
Attract groups to Edinburgh and provide them with marketing and a central box office.
Publicises all events on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a central website, the Fringe programme and Daily Diaries.

The Festival Fringe Society produces booklets which provide helpful information about all aspects of bringing a show to the Fringe. Either visit their website www.edfringe.com for more information contact:

The Festival Fringe Society
180 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1QS

Tel: +44 (0) 131 226 0026
Fax: +44 (0) 131 226 0016

Email: admin@edfringe.com Web: www.edfringe.com