Gilded Balloon Patter House

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3 Chambers St

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EH1 1HT

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Venue Description:

With nine outstanding performance theatres and a stunning large bar and event space, Patter House continues to be a must-visit venue for festival goers. This fabulously pink venue hub hosts an eclectic programme of live shows across all genres including a late-night programme in the Patter Bar, with events running early until late.

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0131 622 6552

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Age Limits:

Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.

Performance Spaces

Name	Capacity	Age Limit	Shows	Performances
Big Yin	234	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	9	161
Blether	56	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	11	225
Bothie	58	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	10	228
Coorie	60	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	12	232
Doonstairs	160	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	11	201
Dram	100	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	11	239
Other Yin	140	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	10	196
Snug	40	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	12	232
The Penny	43	Whilst children are welcome to come to all of our venues, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or over. Children aged 15 and under are not permitted to be in the venue after 9pm. Young people ages 16-17 are permitted in the venue between 9pm and 1am but they must have a ticket to a show and be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be required to leave the venue immediately after the end of the performance.	10	224

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Name	Genre	Where	Performances	Next Performance
(No) Refunds	Theatre	The Penny	26	Fri 28/08 21:40
1 Hour of Insanity	Cabaret and Variety	Other Yin	26	Fri 28/08 16:35
123movies.com	Comedy	Bothie	23	Fri 28/08 22:40
A Man Proposes to a Balloon, or Possibly Something Worse	Theatre	Blether	16	Fri 28/08 13:00
A Public Display of Affection	Theatre	Snug	24	Fri 28/08 19:20
A Queer Little Murder	Theatre	Coorie	26	Fri 28/08 15:40
A STAN IS BORN! – Encore	Comedy	Dram	10	-
Alan Jay: Hell Hath No Humour Like a Gayboy Scorned	Comedy	Snug	25	Fri 28/08 18:00
Alexis Sakellaris: CHILD STAR (Work in Progress)	Comedy	Dram	10	Fri 28/08 15:40
Alice Keys: Rocket Fan	Comedy	Coorie	13	-
Already Here	Theatre	Dram	25	Fri 28/08 13:00
Amadan and Mortair Kill the King	Theatre	Blether	8	-
Amanda Hursy: Carted	Comedy	The Penny	1	-
Amanda Hursy: Death of a Saleswoman (WIP)	Comedy	Snug	12	-
Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical	Musicals and Opera	Other Yin	23	Fri 28/08 15:05
Aquapella	Music	Doonstairs	12	Fri 28/08 13:00
Benjamin Quirk: Twink Death	Theatre	Blether	11	Fri 28/08 21:00
Best of So You Think You're Funny?	Comedy	Dram	27	Fri 28/08 19:40
Best of the Queer Fringe	Comedy	Coorie	23	Fri 28/08 22:20
Big Dog	Theatre	Dram	25	Fri 28/08 18:20
Boy in a Box	Theatre	The Penny	18	-
Brendan Scannell: The Abyss	Comedy	Bothie	25	Fri 28/08 21:20
Broke and Fabulous in the 21st Century	Theatre	Dram	26	Fri 28/08 14:20
Candace Bryan: Don't Be Ridiculous, Everybody Wants This	Comedy	Bothie	26	Fri 28/08 16:00
Carwyn Blayney: Work in Progress	Comedy	Snug	15	Fri 28/08 14:20
Casual Receptionist of the Quarter	Theatre	Bothie	26	Fri 28/08 17:20
Celine Kuklowsky: Bed Boy	Comedy	Coorie	13	Fri 28/08 13:00
Choose Your WIP: A Choose Your Own Adventure Comedy Show / Jacob Williams: Space Peace	Comedy	Coorie	25	Fri 28/08 21:00
Claire Robin: NUN SLUT	Comedy	Blether	24	Fri 28/08 18:20
Crapp's River	Musicals and Opera	Other Yin	26	Fri 28/08 21:15
Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas	Comedy	Big Yin	24	Fri 28/08 20:00
Dungeons and Shakespeare	Theatre	Other Yin	22	-
Ed Patrick: Numb and Number (Work in Progress)	Comedy	Doonstairs	9	-
EIGHT: The One (Wo)Man Drag King Musical Parody	Cabaret and Variety	Blether	13	-
Endometriosis: The Musical	Musicals and Opera	Doonstairs	25	Fri 28/08 16:00
Extra Lives: The Interactive Video Game Concert	Music	Other Yin	27	Fri 28/08 18:05
Gareth Gwynn: Cyril	Comedy	Snug	26	Fri 28/08 13:00
GIRLZ	Musicals and Opera	Doonstairs	27	Fri 28/08 14:25
Good Girl	Theatre	Blether	26	Fri 28/08 22:20
Gridlock	Theatre	Coorie	13	-
Hater	Theatre	The Penny	24	Sat 29/08 11:00
Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody!	Musicals and Opera	Other Yin	24	Fri 28/08 19:45
HR The Musical	Comedy	Big Yin	26	Fri 28/08 18:30
Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s Rewind	Comedy	Big Yin	24	Fri 28/08 17:00
Hypnotist Matt Hale: Funbelievable! 90s Rewind	Comedy	Doonstairs	3	Sat 29/08 11:45
IKEA WARS	Comedy	Dram	27	Fri 28/08 22:20
In A Bad Way	Theatre	Blether	26	Fri 28/08 14:20
Joe Casey and Pierce Higgins: Northern Soul	Comedy	The Penny	25	Fri 28/08 19:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room	Comedy	Doonstairs	32	Fri 28/08 22:00
John Robertson's The Dark Room	Comedy	Big Yin	2	-
Kim Blythe: Puzzle	Comedy	Big Yin	4	Fri 28/08 21:45
Kim Blythe: Puzzle	Comedy	Doonstairs	26	Fri 28/08 19:00
Krystyna Hutchinson: Congrats On Not Killing Yourself!	Theatre	Bothie	25	Fri 28/08 18:40
Kwami Odoom and Jack Henry: Support Group	Comedy	The Penny	26	Fri 28/08 16:20
Late Night Locomotive: The Improvised Whodunnit	Comedy	Big Yin	2	Sun 30/08 22:00
Lianna Holston: Haha, Oh God 2.0	Comedy	Snug	12	-
Lizzy Sunshine	Comedy	Coorie	24	Fri 28/08 14:20
Locomotive For Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit	Comedy	Big Yin	27	Fri 28/08 14:00
Long Way Home	Theatre	Snug	24	Sat 29/08 11:40
Lost the Plot: An Improvised Musical	Musicals and Opera	Doonstairs	11	Fri 28/08 20:30
LuluLand	Theatre	Dram	27	Fri 28/08 17:00
Maxx Eddy: Bi Meets World	Comedy	Blether	26	Fri 28/08 17:00
MCU: Musical Comedians Unite!	Comedy	Coorie	3	-
MCU: Musical Comedians Unite!	Comedy	Snug	3	-
Michael McPheat is BRUTAL!	Comedy	Snug	15	Fri 28/08 15:30
Michelle Shocked: Bootleg This!	Music	Doonstairs	16	-
Nate Kitch Replica	Comedy	Coorie	27	Fri 28/08 17:00
Northern Lights Presents... Horrible Harmonies (History as You've Never Heard It Before!)	Music	Doonstairs	14	Sat 29/08 11:30
Nothing Personal	Theatre	Coorie	13	Fri 28/08 19:40
Ostrich	Theatre	Bothie	11	-
Parasocial Activity	Theatre	The Penny	25	Fri 28/08 17:40
Patrick Monahan: I'm Not A Terrorist – I'm Freddie Mercury	Comedy	Dram	25	Fri 28/08 21:00
Pirates: You Wouldn't Steal A Boat	Comedy	Other Yin	12	-
Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody	Comedy	Other Yin	24	Fri 28/08 22:45
Ruaridh Miller – Autocorrect Thinks My Name is "Rubbish"	Comedy	The Penny	26	Fri 28/08 20:20
Sarah Bradley: How to Write a Romcom	Comedy	Bothie	26	Fri 28/08 14:40
Sjur Hjeltnes: Go Go Go Cake and Piano	Comedy	Snug	27	Fri 28/08 22:00
Sobremesa	Theatre	Blether	27	Sat 29/08 11:40
Spooky Dookie: Cool New Planet!!	Comedy	Blether	24	Fri 28/08 19:40
STAY	Theatre	The Penny	26	Fri 28/08 15:00
Stayin' Alive	Theatre	Blether	24	Fri 28/08 15:40
Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again)	Theatre	Coorie	27	Fri 28/08 18:20
Tartan Tabletop: A Dungeons & Dragons Comedy	Comedy	Doonstairs	26	Fri 28/08 17:30
The Cambridge Impronauts	Comedy	The Penny	27	Sat 29/08 12:20
The End of the World	Theatre	Snug	25	Fri 28/08 16:40
The Heterosexuals	Comedy	Bothie	26	Fri 28/08 20:00
the Kobold Show!	Comedy	Coorie	25	Sat 29/08 11:40
The Oxford Gargoyles: Jazz A Cappella	Music	Other Yin	7	-
The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy Hour!	Comedy	Bothie	25	Sat 29/08 12:00
The Upwards Journey of a Champagne Bubble	Theatre	Other Yin	5	Sat 29/08 12:05
The Very Best of Tommy Cooper – Just Like That!	Comedy	Big Yin	27	Sat 29/08 12:00
Time Travel Postman	Comedy	Snug	24	Fri 28/08 20:40
Unheard Voices, Unbroken Spirits	Musicals and Opera	Big Yin	25	Fri 28/08 15:30
Vasthy and Friends: Sing, Dance, Play!	Children's Shows	Dram	25	Sat 29/08 10:20
Waiting for Wonka	Theatre	Dram	12	-
What's the Craic, God?	Theatre	Bothie	15	Fri 28/08 13:20