Gilded Balloon at Appleton Tower

Venue Information

Venue Code:

140

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Venue:

Gilded Balloon at Appleton Tower

Venue Address:

11 Crichton Street

Venue Postcode:

EH8 9LE

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Venue Description:

A brand-new venue hub for Fringe 2025: Gilded Balloon at Appleton Tower. Located just around the corner from Teviot beside George Square, our new space will feature 7 versatile performance venues ranging from 40 to 300 seats, plus a lively bar and event space.

Venue Phone:

0131 622 6555

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Age Limits:

No under 16s after 21:00

Performance Spaces

Name	Capacity	Age Limit	Shows	Performances
Braeburn	182	No under 16s after 21:00	10	173
Bramley	169	No under 16s after 21:00	11	177
Concourse	300	No under 16s after 21:00	1	12
Eve	58	No under 16s after 21:00	10	190
McIntosh	284	No under 16s after 21:00	9	117
Orchard	301	No under 16s after 21:00	12	119
Pip	44	No under 16s after 21:00	9	184
Ruby	62	No under 16s after 21:00	13	242

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Name	Genre	Where	Performances	Next Performance
#Hysteria: A History of Human Sexuality with Callaghans Questions	Theatre	Ruby	5	-
1 Hour of Insane Magic	Cabaret and Variety	Orchard	25	Fri 22/08 17:45
1 Very Silly Old Man with Magical Rhymes	Children's Shows	Eve	9	-
A Family Fairy Tale: Lost in the Woods	Theatre	Braeburn	12	-
A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception	Theatre	McIntosh	25	Fri 22/08 16:00
Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers	Cabaret and Variety	Eve	23	Thu 21/08 22:20
After the Service: Tales of Love and Loss	Theatre	Pip	24	Fri 22/08 13:00
Alan Davies: Think Ahead	Comedy	Orchard	11	-
Alana Jackson: Last Orders	Comedy	Pip	25	Fri 22/08 17:00
Alana Jackson: Last Orders	Comedy	Ruby	3	Fri 22/08 20:20
Almost Impossible 2.0: Martin Brock	Cabaret and Variety	Bramley	26	Fri 22/08 16:30
Arthur Hull's FLOP: The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals Ever Written	Cabaret and Variety	Braeburn	24	Thu 21/08 20:45
Bec Hill: Guess Who's Bec, Bec Again? Bec Hill's Bec! (Tell a Friend.)	Comedy	Ruby	16	Fri 22/08 19:00
BED: A One Man Show	Theatre	Pip	15	Fri 22/08 14:20
Best Cult Ever: Leah Renee	Comedy	Ruby	23	Fri 22/08 17:40
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World	Music	Bramley	12	-
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World	Music	McIntosh	9	Thu 21/08 22:00
Bring Yer Bairn	Comedy	Ruby	24	Fri 22/08 11:00
Buen Camino	Theatre	Eve	24	Fri 22/08 14:20
Caroline Rhea	Comedy	McIntosh	4	-
Christian Dart: Gumshoe!	Comedy	Pip	25	Fri 22/08 15:40
Comedians on Stage Auditioning for Musicals	Comedy	Bramley	2	-
Comedians on Stage Auditioning for Musicals	Comedy	Orchard	2	Sat 23/08 23:00
Dead Man Talking	Comedy	Ruby	24	Thu 21/08 23:00
Dreamscape	Theatre	Bramley	25	Fri 22/08 13:30
Driving in Circles	Musicals and Opera	McIntosh	20	Fri 22/08 13:30
Elysium	Theatre	Ruby	25	Fri 22/08 12:20
Fast Fringe: Family Edition	Children's Shows	Orchard	16	-
Faye's Red Lines starring Gail Watson	Theatre	Braeburn	21	Fri 22/08 19:15
Fountain Lakes in Lockdown: A Drag Parody Play	Comedy	Orchard	24	Fri 22/08 14:35
Frances Floats	Theatre	Braeburn	26	Fri 22/08 13:15
Hail Mary, None of the Grace	Theatre	Eve	26	Fri 22/08 15:40
Hal and Ronni in Pieces	Comedy	Orchard	1	Fri 22/08 13:15
Hannah Morton: Cha Cha Real Smooth	Comedy	Eve	24	Fri 22/08 17:00
How to Escape	Comedy	Pip	13	Thu 21/08 22:30
Ironing Board Man	Comedy	Braeburn	18	-
Jack Docherty in The Chief – Still No Apologies	Comedy	McIntosh	17	-
Joe Sib: California Calling	Comedy	Pip	25	Thu 21/08 21:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room	Comedy	McIntosh	3	Fri 22/08 23:30
Juliette Burton: Best of Burton	Comedy	Ruby	10	-
Jumper Bumps	Theatre	Ruby	24	Fri 22/08 16:20
Kate, Allie and the '86 Mets	Theatre	Ruby	23	Thu 21/08 21:40
Lewis Macleod is Not Himself	Comedy	McIntosh	10	Thu 21/08 20:30
Little Squirt	Musicals and Opera	Bramley	24	Fri 22/08 19:30
Lost in Translation	Comedy	Bramley	13	Thu 21/08 21:00
Lost in Translation does PG Potter	Children's Shows	Orchard	2	-
Lt Love Dr's Boot Camp for Lonely People like You	Comedy	Eve	13	Fri 22/08 19:40
Mhairi Black: Work in Progress	Comedy	Bramley	15	Fri 22/08 12:00
Michael Elsener: How to Live in Paradise	Comedy	Ruby	20	-
Motorhome Marilyn	Theatre	Orchard	1	Sat 23/08 13:15
Not My Grandmother's Daughter	Theatre	Eve	26	Fri 22/08 13:00
Olivia McLeod Is Unrepresented	Comedy	Pip	24	Fri 22/08 18:20
PENMAN – The Imaginator – YOU	Comedy	McIntosh	22	Fri 22/08 17:30
Potty the Plant	Musicals and Opera	Braeburn	25	Fri 22/08 14:45
r/Conspiracy	Theatre	Ruby	24	Fri 22/08 15:00
Rosie O'Donnell: Common Knowledge	Comedy	Orchard	10	-
Sing, Sign and Sensory – On Safari	Children's Shows	Concourse	12	Fri 22/08 10:00
So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Grand Final	Comedy	Bramley	1	-
Sophia Wren: Princess Melancholy	Comedy	Eve	26	Fri 22/08 18:20
Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody	Comedy	Orchard	13	Fri 22/08 19:15
Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This?	Comedy	Pip	23	Fri 22/08 19:40
Tartan Tabletop: A Dungeons & Dragons Comedy	Comedy	Bramley	25	Fri 22/08 18:00
The Bristol Suspensions: Ten Things I Sung About You	Music	Braeburn	6	-
The City of Ladies	Theatre	Eve	12	-
The Comedy Arcade	Comedy	Braeburn	12	-
The Cryptid Factor	Comedy	Orchard	6	-
The Jive Aces: Feelin' Happy	Music	Bramley	9	-
The Other Guys: Bad Academic Practice	Music	Braeburn	6	Fri 22/08 16:15
The Oxford Imps	Comedy	Ruby	21	Fri 22/08 13:40
Tilly No-Body	Theatre	Bramley	25	Fri 22/08 15:00
Tom Bolton: Magic Man	Cabaret and Variety	McIntosh	7	Fri 22/08 19:00
Tree of Dreams	Theatre	Eve	7	Fri 22/08 11:30
Up by Visible Fictions	Theatre	Braeburn	23	Fri 22/08 17:40
Women in Comedy	Comedy	Orchard	8	Fri 22/08 21:00
Yer Ma's a Rocket: Sophie Rose McCabe	Comedy	Pip	10	-