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Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde (venue 259)

Venue & Performance Space Specifications

Comedy Theatre Music
jekyllimg.gif (22518 bytes)Laughing Horse first managed the Jekyll & Hyde in 2006, prior to this the venue had never been used for Fringe shows. Situated on Hanover Street, this venue is right in the heart of the New Town - literally just around the corner from George Street and the Assembly rooms, and a stones throw from The Stand and Princes street.

jh1.jpg (51562 bytes)Decorated in a Gothic style this busy bar has skeletons and related macabre items 'hanging around' the walls. The main bar has differing balcony levels and the toilets can be found hidden behind an imitation bookcase. The main bar serves meals and snacks all day, plus a variety of beer, wines, spirits and horror-themed cocktails.

The performance space is located down a short flight of stairs, in 'The Crypt' - a room decorated in the same style as the main bar, which makes it a unique, intimate and atmospheric space for companies performing at the Fringe. Over the past years this has become one of the rooms that is a favourite of performers, given the amazing atmosphere in the room for performances. The venue is not a traditional Fringe room (rectangle with a stage at the end), it has a unique atmospheric gothic feel and had two audience spaces either side of a central bar that remains closed during the shows.

jhplan.jpg (36189 bytes)Performance Space: The Crypt

Stage - 6ft x 6ft raised Stage in corner, 2ft high with railings at Front. No Wing space.

Seating - Capacity is 75, 55 seated, arranged on two sides of the stage, with additional space for standing along the bar and at the rear of the room.

Lighting - 2xpar Cans flood light the stage. Additional Lighting can be supplied by companies and fixed as required.

Sound - The room is supplied with an 8 channel mixer (4xXLR, 4xJack, 2xStereo Jack and USB Inputs). The room has 2xCD Players, 2xMicrophones and 2xmic stand. Connectors are available on stage for CD etc for solo show operation. Any additional sound equipment can be supplied by performing companies and stored at the venue.

Audio Visual - No AV equipment is available, but the room can be used with screens and projectors supplied by the performance group.

Storage - There is ample storage at the venue for props and equipment, securely stored in the cellar (shared with other groups) or in the performance area behind the bar area (unlocked).

Bar - There is no bar in the room

 

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