Festival
Please follow the map below,
if you get lost please ring 0131 662 6892 and
one of our lovely box
office
staff will be happy to direct you.
Welcome to Zoo Venues: the most exciting, unpredictable
venues on the Fringe.
Welcome to Zoo Venues: the most exciting, unpredictable
venues on the Fringe.
Our 2008 programme is now finished. It was a record breaking award wining
year for zoo venues with the venue picking up the prestigious Herald
Archangel award for and ticket sales up 52% on last year.
Our programme will remain online for you to check out what you missed until the
begining of May 2009 when our new line up will be announced.
If you are interested in performing at The Zoo
or Zoo Southside in 2009 please to visit our performers'
site.
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Classic theatre, exhilarating dance, hysterical
comedy, scintillating music, fabulous kids' shows and the finest new
writing combine to provide a truly outstanding programme.
Zoo Venues present five performance spaces across two venues: the original
Zoo, and Zoo Southside, with one of the largest theatres on the Fringe.
Please use the links above to guide you through
the site, and make sure to check back regularly to pick up fantastic
ticket offers and all the latest news from the shows and the venue.
Check out our 2008 programme launch on video at
This year sees Zoo Venues and The Czech Centre
team up to bring you a programme of the very best shows from the Czech
Republic. Check out more about the Zoo Czech season here.
Zoo Czech also brings with it an exhibition of Highlights
from the Prague Quadrennial
2007 on show every day at Zoo Southside.
To find us please click here.
Our 2008 programme is now finished. It was a record breaking award wining
year for zoo venues with the venue picking up the prestigious Herald
Archangel award for and ticket sales up 52% on last year.
Our programme will remain online for you to check out what you missed until the
begining of May 2009 when our new line up will be announced.
If you are interested in performing at The Zoo
or Zoo Southside in 2009 please to visit our performers'
site.
Z008
Classic theatre, exhilarating dance, hysterical
comedy, scintillating music, fabulous kids' shows and the finest new
writing combine to provide a truly outstanding programme.
Zoo Venues present five performance spaces across two venues: the original
Zoo, and Zoo Southside, with one of the largest theatres on the Fringe.
Please use the links above to guide you through
the site, and make sure to check back regularly to pick up fantastic
ticket offers and all the latest news from the shows and the venue.
Check out our 2008 programme launch on video at
This year sees Zoo Venues and The Czech Centre
team up to bring you a programme of the very best shows from the Czech
Republic. Check out more about the Zoo Czech season here.
Zoo Czech also brings with it an exhibition of Highlights
from the Prague Quadrennial
2007 on show every day at Zoo Southside.
To find us please click here.
2008 programme launched
click here to check out our 2008 programme.
2008 season finalised
we
have now finished our programming for 2008 however if you are still
looking for
the
chance to perform
at
this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe we have a number of ways you
can still be involved...
zoo
cabaret
Every
night from 10.30pm the zoo southside cabaret bar plays host to a variety
of different acts from musicians to
comedians to magicians.
zoo
idol
Every
Wednesday night the already-legendary Fringe talent contest returns.
Whether you're a singer,
comic, poet, magician, chainsaw-juggler,
squirrel-tamer, or fire-snorter, our celebrity judges are waiting to
be amazed or appalled. Like guilt-free, performing arts bear-baiting.
Free to enter and to spectate.
To
take part in either of these events please contact a member of our
events team at events@zoovenues.co.uk
Z 0 0 7...... What the press said
"The balance of cutting-edge artistic power on the Fringe shifted
decidedly away from the old Assembly empire in the New Town, and towards
the younger Southside venues - (including) the Zoo" - Joyce McMillan,
The Scotsman
"It is Zoo that most consistently served up engaging and palatal
shows ...
their dance companies integrated the avant-garde into the accessible
... For the casual viewer, Zoo delivered approachable quality works" -
Gareth K Vile, The Skinny
"Venues to the south of the Royal Mile, such as Zoo, are thriving" -
Tim Cornwell, The Scotsman
"Another venue is set to join the ranks of major dance theatre
destinations at the Fringe - Zoo Southside on Nicolson Street ... the
repertoire here is a considered mixture of work for all tastes and ages" -
Duska Radosavljevic, The Stage
For a look
at our 2007 season please visit our programme
site.
Company Downloads
ZOO VENUESZoo Venues is one of the leading venue management companies
on the Edinburgh Fringe, with two thriving theatres at the heart of the
Festival.
Our 2007 programme featured nearly 50 shows, representing the best in
new writing, dance, cabaret, comedy and classic theatre, and underlined
Zoo Venues' position as the ideal place to showcase your talent in a
professional and supportive environment.
The company operates two venues - The Zoo and Zoo Southside - both situated
in prime positions and featuring two and three performances spaces respectively.
Zoo Southside is one of the Fringe's most established venues, located
on busy Nicolson Street. Its beautiful main house, featuring one of the
largest stages on the Fringe, hosts our enviable dance and physical theatre
programme, while the venue also boasts an intimate cabaret bar and an
excellent studio.
The Zoo is a two minute walk from Zoo Southside, and one minute from
the Pleasance Courtyard. Its two exceptional studio spaces provide the
perfect setting for fringe theatre.
Within these pages you will find information about all aspects of performing
with Zoo Venues. Technical plans, cost guidelines and our programming
policy can be found via the links above.
We currently have two spaces available in The Zoo and three at Zoo Southside. Please follow the links below for more details.
All five spaces feature professional technical facilities, with additional equipment available in the Main House.
the zoo
the monkey house: 90 seats thrust
the aviary: 50 seats end on
zoo southside
main house: 240 seats end on
studio: 65 seats thrust
cabaret bar: 60 seats cabaret layout
Zoo Programming
In recent years Zoo Venues has welcomed hundreds of
companies from all over the UK and abroad - their performances ranging
from classic theatre to breakdancing, ballet, stand-up comedy, cabaret,
physical theatre, trapeze work, magic, contemporary dance, children's
theatre, new writing, multimedia fusions, jazz, blues and soul.
Our aim has always been to achieve a balance of hot new talent and established
Fringe favourites, with acts representing every possible genre and discipline.
In our Main House at Zoo Southside we look to programme outstanding
dance and physical theatre. Elsewhere our studio theatre spaces provide
the ideal setting for cutting edge new writing, children's shows and
the strongest classics, while our cabaret bar makes the perfect venue
for comedy and music.
We are as flexible as possible during programming and aim to create
a blend of shows that both complement and contrast each other - strongly
encouraging audience crossover between the different elements of our
bill.
Applications from companies are accepted from November onwards, we programme
our shows during the January-March period.
Zoo Venues has a fully computerised box office
system which will provide you with a full report of all ticket sales
from our venues and an overview of ticket sales made through the Fringe
box office.
Details of your daily
pre-sales can be sent to you by our marketing department on request,
ensuring that you always have the most up to date information when
planning your day to day publicity campaign.
Payment of your box office will be made during October.
To keep your costs as low as possible we require a member of your
company who is not performing in the show to assist us with the
stewarding of your event.
