Performance Spaces

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Teviot Row House, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ
Towering over Bristo Square, adorned in its Gilded Balloon banners, the gorgeous, castle-esque Teviot building is hard to miss. Not only does Teviot house a variety of performance spaces but it also has a number of cafes, bars and the fabulous Gilded Garden - complete with a selection of food and drink outlets.

Subvenues

DEBATING HALL

Capacity: 350

The largest and most grand of the Teviot venues. The venue is based in the Debating Chamber with the stage area being 11m x 5m, height 1m and a grid height of approximately 6m. The Debating Hall has a full moving lighting rig, full PA system with at least 4 ways monitoring and a large storage and dressing room area. The seating is on the flat with the back rows raked. There are approximately 10 seats on the upstairs balcony.

WINE BAR

Capacity: 150

The stage area is approximately 5m x 3.75m, 0.6m high, the lighting rig has a warm and cold wash and a a down stage centre special, some moving lights and LED colour changers. This room has a more substantial PA system with a base bin and three way monitor mix, making it suitable to music as well as comedy and theatre. There is a small amount of storage space available. Seating is on the ground floor and upstairs balcony is on the flat.

DINING ROOM

Capacity: 120

Our most popular performance space at Teviot. The stage area is 6m x 4m and flat on the floor, the height from the stage to the lighting grid is 4m. The Dining Room lighting rig has a warm and cold wash and a down stage centre special, some moving lights and LED colour changers, vocal PA, complete with microphones and CD player. The Dining Room also has the luxury of a dressing room and storage area. 110 seats are on a rake with 10 seats on the floor. The Dining Room is wheelchair accessible.

WEE ROOM

Capacity: 50

The Wee Room is an intimate performance space with flat seating. The stage dimensions are approximately 4m x 2m, in a formal black box format and the lighting rig has a warm and cold wash with a down stage centre special and LED colour changers. It has a small vocal PA, complete with microphones and CD Player.

TURRET

Capacity: 50

The Turret is on the top floor of Teviot. The stage dimensions are approx 4m x 2m, in a formal black box format and the lighting rig has a warm and cold wash with a down stage centre special and LED colour changers. It has a small vocal PA, complete with microphones and CD Player. Dressing area and storage space is available. The Turret is perfect for stand-up comedy and small theatre productions with minimal set and props.

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