2021 Company Handbook

Dear All, Firstly, may we thank you for sticking with us as the shape of the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has varied so drastically over the past year. For decades we have been building on previous years, adding spaces, refining our offerings, and none of us could have imagined the situation in which we now all find ourselves as we are forced to scale right back and offer something almost completely different. This handbook details, to the best of our knowledge and expectation at the time of writing (June 2021), what we are able to offer you as performing companies as part of an in-person Fringe on site in Edinburgh. Significant parts of our usual operation have been cut back or removed entirely, so if you’ve performed with us before please note all the things that are different. Some aspects remain the same of course and we don’t intend this handbook to be too formal - rather simply to act as a reference guide to the many different elements required in bringing your show to the Fringe. The handbook includes both specific venue and show detail as well as general Fringe information, please keep it handy so you can refer to it over the next few weeks. As you will probably expect, there is a new section detailing the Covid-safe guidelines we are following, and what we will require you to adopt while you perform with us. We will be in regular contact throughout June and July, and should the situation change and we find we are able, or are required to alter what we can offer to you, we’ll let you know. We hope that most of the queries and questions you currently have may be answered here but if not please feel free to get in touch!

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 Fringe Festival Edinburgh Charles Pamment and theSpaceUK team. June, 2021.

Please note: Any information in this handbook may be superseded at any time, this year more than ever before, so we ask you to carefully read the newsletters that we will send out by email. The latest version of this handbook will always be available for download from our website. 2 This brochure (c) theSpaceUK 2021 Version 2021-02 (June 2021) Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 Handbook Contents • • • • • • • • • • Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Performing withtheSpaceUKat theFringe Publicising your showat theFringe Technical Publicity materials for your show Administering Your Show theSpaceUK Teams Appendix -Paper publicity materials Useful links Key Dates Covid-Safe Guidelines How our venues run and what you can expect from yourHow you venue. ourvenues canexpectfrom andwhat run Tips onhow topublicise yourreleases andthelike. show flyering, inEdinburgh, press Team).the Production willfollow from information ourvenues (muchmore aspectsof tothetechnical introduction A brief once inEdinburgh. happensto what your publicity and material venue information andposters, Designing your flyers andinsuringyour inEdinburgh. company website, ourcompany brochure Fringe registration, andhowAbout theSpaceUK,who’s who tocontactus. included here asitmightstillusefultoknow). here included thisyear ondesigning, but printingandusingpaperpublicity (notrecommended materials Information information. tofindmore Where theFringe throughout year. usefuldates of summary A brief years. of inthisstrangest we needtoadhere The guidelinestowhich Technical: Production Team – [email protected] 3 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 please do raise any enquiry withtheSpaceUKteams. anyenquiry please doraise regarding eithervisitspre-festival ortechnicalqueries. 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Production Team tobegindiscussingyour plansinmore detailandoversee your willmake contactshortly years. highly experienced have The who production managers all worked with us for a number of group of experience. contracts, payments,about dealing with the Fringe, publicity and anything else throughout your Edinburgh our venues on handto help you advice and specific questions with general and is always of programming As you probably knowmostFringe venues duringAugustinEdinburgh are temporary, indeednonemore • theSpaceUK teams • Finally, Charles, NickandtheProduction Team by duringtheFringe alarge itself are team of supported We alsohave aproactive press NickAbrams, aseasonedFringe press teammanaged by ourheadof The theatre spacesthemselves are runby theProduction Team. Ourseniorteamcomprisesasmall youSo far have tobookyour beenworking withCharles slotsinourvenues. headsupthe Charles Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 For technicalquestions, theProduction Team are at: 07976 785718 For enquires, general at: contactCharles . [email protected] Technical: Production Team – [email protected] [email protected] orcall 0131 510 2399 or - 4 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 Registration commonly asked commonly Registration questions being on-saledate July 1st. theon-saledates, thefirst deadlinesfor eachof number of Price Hut ontheFringe websiteshow willappear andoutletssuchasthe andbeavailablefor saleviatheirapp because we willnotberunning ourownindependentbox officethis year. alsoensures your Registration Fringe Registration performing. Administering Your Show What timesshouldIlistfor myshow? What pricesshouldwecharge for ourtickets? 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Half- - 5 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 they are using. The Fringe Society will then administer the collection of anyfees. they are using. TheFringe Society willthenadministerthecollectionof anymusic directare totheFringe paid. Companieswillneedtomake Societyfor adeclaration thenature of your Beyond performance. this, companies are rights for responsible music performing of for ensuring that definition,essentiallycovering a ground music’key part particular which does not music form hasavery theFringe have that ‘background music’. withthePerforming RightsSociety‘back Underthearrangements PRS youmention theSpaceUKwhen contactthemastheywillmake sure you get thebestdeal. for atwo week runandaround £150for thefullfestival. 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If larger audiences, ortopresent of awidervariety Performing inrepertory Primarily this is sensible because companies only spend a small part of their time at the Fringe actually their time at of Primarily this is sensible because companies only spend a small part theSpaceUK requires companiesobtaintheirown‘Fringe’ public insurance. that liability We willnotbepublishing aprintedvenue brochure thisyear. withus. Sometimesyou maychange information We willalsobeaskingyou tocheckafew key bitsof iscompleteweOnce ourprogramme willpublish onourwebsite. ourfullprogramme companies: Partnership https://www.edfringe.com/take-part/putting-on-a-show/music-licensing detailsavailable ontheFringe website: Further rightslicence(knownasPRS)for aperforming Your withtheSpaceUKincludes theuseof contract The Fringe Societyhasconsultedwithtwo offerspecific orthree companieswho specialisedinsurance Fringe registration: Technical rehearsal: You several showsinrep maywishtoperform duringyour toget booked way slot.Thiscanbeagreat Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Email our Production team directly with this information soweEmail ourProduction canmake teamdirectly anote. withthisinformation namewewhose wouldn’t from ourbookingsinformation). have anyrecord of withanapparently unrelated company(one workinginpartnership you’re the Fringe, especiallyif registering youyou’re letusknowthecompanynamesunderwhich your showswith It isimportant lengths. andperformance dates sodouble-checkistering clashingperformances, thestart carefulBe very tochecktherep schedulefor your We performances. frequently seecompaniesreg purchasing additional time. rehearsal staging.you’re You mayneedtoreduce your technicalrequirements accordingly, orenquire about different shows your bookedYour slot,notthenumber of basedonthelength of technicalrehearsal Technical: Production Team – [email protected] - - - 6 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 your get-in. usingthebanneronyour when designs.these again theSpaceUK logo, Edinburgh Fringe logo and Fringe box office contact information. You shouldn’t include Copy for posters: thisdocument). theendof (see linkssectionat necessary. Importantly,the logo if pleasedonotputaborder around ourlogo. you prefer. orientation which onposterboards, moreis generally popularandhelpstomaintainuniformity however free you’re tochoose your venue across recognition ourestate. looktothesefor brand of uniform must Thebanners notbealtered it’s inanyotherway; really usefultokeep a and contactinformation. very your designandincludeourlogo, venue address thebottomof needtobeplacedat sign. Thebanners Our logos onyour publicity -theSpaceUKbanner can checkandapprove thembefore we usethemonourCorrex boards. Design sign-off Publicity for your materials show Remember that your publicised start time is not the same as your slot’s start time. You timeisnotthesameasyour slot’s start your haveRemember publicised that start toallowfor isyourThe timeinbrackets showduration. ourbanner (detailed above)Note that already includesyour venue name, number andthevenue, needed: theinformation Here isanexample of Show Name, CompanyName, Dates, Time, Duration, Ticket Prices Your publicity designsshouldcontain thefollowing details: togetherThe banners, and ourlogo, withlayout templates are available for download onourwebsite of thecolours thebanner)then you mayinvert you are including ourlogo onitsown(i.e. outsideof If format designs. andlandscape Portrait 300dpi,sizedWe for available at bothportrait make thebanners We customisedfor provide banners, your venue, high-resolution graphic for you toincludeinyour de You are obliged toincludeourlogo andvenue detailsonyour artwork. willbesentoutshortly. detailsonhowtosubmityour artwork Further Proofs for sowe your publicity designswillneedtobesubmittedourpress andmarketingweb portal • • At theFringe, your showispublicised intwo majorways: Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 16-28 (not22)August12:10(45m)£8(£6) andtheBeanstalk Jack BeanTheatre Green poster artwork. 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7 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 service only.service Thecontactdetailsare asfollows: box app forticket officeor purchases asnecessary diences, to the Fringe’s They will direct scan tickets, customers website, and offer advice and information. Venue box offices Venues”. refer toyour venue toourcompanyas‘theSpaceUK’.Referring as‘theSpace’isfine, but we are not“Space publicity. below. refer Thenumbers toourvenue numbers. You shouldrefer toourvenues by thesefullnamesinany booked withusyou choseavenue; namesaslisted ourvenues particular are theFringe withvery listedat Venue name 53 43 38 Number boxThe contactdetailsfor ourtraditional officeswillstillbemonitored butwillactas aninformation We willnotberunningstaffedbox officesthis year. 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However, our venues are busy places and we Our Fringe venues for acouriertodeliver you are orcollecttechnical arrange exceedingly busy soif Hire kitdeliveries E-mail them at E-mail themat They willbeactively your about requirements intouchwithyou by e-mailtolearn andhelpyou transfer The Technical Team andproduction tohelpyou happy withanyquestionsontheperformance isalways Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 cast isacceptable, but onlybackstage, andmust beleftcapped. for the advice or deem their use to be crucial to your work. Bottled water you need further to us if liquids, or foodstuffs onstage. powders Dotalk In most circumstances the use of we do not permit Do notplantouseflame, smoke, haze, pyrotechnics. [email protected] . 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Technical: Production Team – [email protected] - - - - 13 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 to you induecourse. in anyotherway. Box office canbegin. performance Venue changeovers are busy very timesindeed. the changeover andwillensure thelightingrigissetasyou require everything runssmoothly. itandthat the Covid-safe guidelines, ourVenue Technicians of willletyou in.Theywillbeonhandfor theduration The changeover your performance. forprops publicity) (perhaps thenyou theendof shouldtake withyou themaway at slot times. guidelines. 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Importantly, you must notselltickets yourself, or Once you are your ready FOHmanager andourFOH Team toperform canadmit your audienceand your thetheatre, andthe theatre is cleaned in accordanceOnce the previous with show is finished and out of you mayrequireSet andprop islikely storage tobeonlyaccessible through thetheatres sowe adviseif inourvenues one-company-at-a-time toadhere tothe Covid-safe of astrictpolicy We willbeoperating You must and fit get-out intotheslot your you haveget-in, performance booked. You shouldaimtoarrive Your thevenue timeduringwhich isyours, bookingwiththeSpaceUKisfor a“slot”.Thisisblock of Once you’ve made it to Edinburgh and completed your your technical rehearsal, next major milestone Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Technical: Production Team – [email protected] 14 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 attach to the use of these: totheuseof attach these passesandtheywillgive ruleswe you theseduringyour technicalrehearsals. There are acouple of basis. We namesfor willissue each individual with a pass, the tech team will beasking you for a listof Space Passes If any company does not wish to participate in this offer then please contact Charles directly. inthisofferthenpleasecontactCharles anycompanydoesnotwishtoparticipate If • • • • • inourspacesonacomplimentary willbeentitledtoseeothershowsperforming All companymembers Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 SpacePasses issuedinprevious are years notvalid. Please take care nottoloseyour passasreplacements willbecharged. peoplewere toseeyour misusingthefacility show.bering howannoying itmightbeif - we have here atrustfactor but thebox remem officewillbe abletoidentifymisuseandit’s worth andcrew only,These passesare for performers pleasedonotpassthemtovisitingfriendsorfamily SpacePass holders. option for seats. For some thefirst busy shows ers we mayneedtoactively the queueof marshal theaudiencequeue;we need togive thepayingaudienceandreview thebackof at Please wait toseeothershows for free thisyear.be littleopportunity With course. reduced duetotheCovid-safe audiencenumbers guidelinesthere may wish topayof option,unless you too get first theshowhasnotsoldout.Payingcustomers These are if onlyvalid Technical: Production Team – [email protected] - - 15 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 of Coronavirus andwe transmission adviseyou totake more thantheminimumof precautions. onacrowded something(e.g. Royal thisstillposes arisk gathering Mile),considerthat guidelines permits the possible. We theletterof inEdinburgh; strongly companiestobearthisinmindwhile encourage even if theGuidelines The Spiritof meansyou!) for tofollow, ourcompanies(that this policy are which alsodetailedhere. willbeimplementingtheGovernmental Covid-safeas venue guidelines. operators, There are sectionsof Covid-Safe Guidelines will be in a location accessible bywill beinalocation from thecompanyaway theSpaceUK’s staff. between Itemswillneedtobeun/packed performances. onstage byable crates thecompany. will beresponsible for this. bottlenecks. Distancing andTouch Surfaces onstage.while Coverings Face Use of Festival for everyone. has changed please remembertold the situation our staff are doing their best to ensure a safe, Covid-free avenue you at arrive onlytobe noticeinresponse guidancefrom theGovernment. If toupdated short at Control positionsandequipmentwillbe sanitisedbetween slots. commonlytouched(e.g.Surfaces doorhandles)willberegularly sanitised. pershow.Wecrate) willmakeavailable (thinka64Lplastic sufficientstorage forone largecrate This Equipment (set,props, microphones) cannotbeshared between companiesandmust bestored in suit Our Venue Technicians willnotbeabletohelpyou onstage tomove props orsetupequipment.You areasAudience accessandegress toseating willbetightlycontrolled withstaggered accesstoavoid Within ourvenues we andsignage willusefloormarkings toguideaudienceandcompanies. 2m socialdistancingisexpected tobeenforced theFringe. at You willberequired tosupplyyour coverings. ownface masks personal We available backstage willhave for station theremoval asanitisation of andstorage • • • inourvenuesEveryone willberequired towear coverings face withtheexception of: in the procedures Our staff will be trained and rules that must be adhered to on-site. These may change • • • • • Use theguidelinesistominimisecontactwithotherpeoplewherever thespiritof notingthat It isworth theSpaceUK is signed up to the Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Those medicallyexempt onstage Performers audience Seated S T C A F FACTS wo metre distance elf isolate and book a test if you have symptoms andbookatestif isolate elf ace coverings lean handsregularly void crowded places to help remind you of steps you should take to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. stepsyou shouldtake toreduce thespread tohelpremind of you of Fringe Venue Operators’ Covid Policy Fringe Mitigation Venue Operators’ Technical: Production Team – [email protected] which sets out how we, which - 16 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 Company RiskAssessments Company 10daysfrom thetimetheirsymptomsstarted. same household,for aminimum of away, atest. orcall0800028 2816toarrange anduseNHSInform tasteandsmell.AnyonehasCovid-19 who symptomsmust straight self-isolate uous cough,orthelossof Team orVenue Technician. be scannedby theapp. visitingthesites. areasin when can AQRcodewillbedisplayed entrances, queuingandseating which at Government’s website. Testing andReporting your companycontinue tousetheaccommodation? couldtherestnavirus symptomsandhadtoisolate; of acompanymemberdeveloped Coro distancing, if shared would happen bathrooms, etc.Considerwhat of Further Covid-19 information Further you offersomeguidance onhowtocompletetheriskassessment. already andwe’ll plan touseinaddition tothoseimplementedby theSpaceUK. mance, behaviour, travel tositeandpersonal they highlighting on andoffstage activities andmitigations We will make this as easy for you to complete as possible - the risks will almost certainly be familiar to We befamiliar willmake thisaseasy for you tocompleteaspossible -theriskswillalmost certainly All companies will be asked to provide Covid Specific Risk Assessment considering their ownperfor People have who testedpositive for coronavirus must self-isolate, alongwithanyone elsestayinginthe theyhave ahightemperature, anewcontin attend the Staff andcompanymembers must not venue if willberequiredAnyone notwishingtousetheapp tosupplytheirnameandcontactdetailstheFOH toallowstaff,companiesandaudiencescheck We app willusetheCheckInScotlandcontacttracing flowtests. shouldtake twice-weekly These All staffandcompanymembers lateral areavailable fromthe Although itisbeyond ourremit, interms we theiraccommodation companiestothinkabout encourage Self-isolation advice Self-isolation Book aPCRtest LFTtest results Report Get LFTtests Basic Covid-19 information Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-infection poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19/test-and-protect/coronavirus-covid-19- https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and- get-a-test-if-you-have-symptoms poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19/test-and-protect/coronavirus-covid-19- https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and- https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result get-a-test-if-you-do-not-have-symptoms poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19/test-and-protect/coronavirus-covid-19- https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and- poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19-general-advice https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and- Technical: Production Team – [email protected] - - - 17 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 Festival phase to usby. an eye you onyour advisingwhen needtoget emailinbox, sendregular information newsletters aswe’ll Pre-production phase Key Dates †† † 28 August 23 August 16 August 9-10 August 9 August 6 August 4 August 2 August 27 July Due tothecompressed time scales thisyear, thingsare inprint.Please keep toofluidtocommitdates Companies can do this via our Production Website. We’ll send further detailsinadvance. Companies candothisviaourProduction Website. sendfurther We’ll Unlessotherwiseagreed withus. Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Last day of theSpaceUK’s festival Last dayof Week 3 of Start Week 2 of Start Fringe ‘2for 1’days Week 1 of Start Official Fringe opening Technical begin rehearsals Week 0 of Start theSpaceUK’s teammoves toEdinburgh Technical: Production Team – [email protected] 18 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 licensing andlocalsuppliers: keting, adviceonhowtodevelop your suchasinsurance, music showaftertheFringe andpracticalities The Fringe mances, andusefuldownloads(includingthishandbook): theSpaceUK downloads theSpaceUK website Useful links Miscellaneous HandLtd.)for allyour posterandflyer printingneeds: runby(a Fringe-focussed Outof printingservice Printing Company http://www.performersinsurance.co.uk/fringe-festival We recommend Wrightsure theFringe: for for your at insurance companywhile https://www.thefringeshop.co.uk/ printingcompanies for you tochoosefrom, butThere we are work closely withTheFringe Shop plentyof https://www.edfringe.com/take-part onmediaandmar onitswebsite includingmore information information The Fringe hasawealth of https://production.thespaceuk.com/publicity Logos andflyers: andbannerdesignsfor your posters https://production.thespaceuk.com your showandperfor theSpaceUK’s Production website: of Venue administration technicalinformation, https://www.thespaceuk.com/ allourshows: onus, ourvenuesInformation isreleased) and(onceourprogramme detailsof Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Technical: Production Team – [email protected] - - 19 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 how long your performance run is.how long your With performance a busy Royal Mile, as has been the case in the past, you could theflyer,show toaudiences. theSpaceUKbannershouldbeonthefront of nottheback. tosellyour details, images orinformation the sameasyour A3posterandthebackshouldcontainfurther our printing. should have Flyers your flyer both a front and a back. 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Pleasedon’t posters putyour Edinburgh council takes a dim viewof ordisplayingflyerWe tablesinsideour posters venues willnotbeputtinguppaper this year, so we do We willaskyou outfor for our Springnewsletter requesting your posterdesign, so dowatch these- We have posterhoardings outsideourvenues where for we ourshowsonlarge display posters wa Display outsideourvenues Posters flyers you shouldorder dependsonhowactive you plantobeinhandingthemoutand The number of Flyers you decideyou stillwishtouse We have here publicity includedourguidancefor materials if paper Our Press attheFringe Officewillbeintouchwithsomeadviceonhowtomarket indue yourshow In order couldhelpspread tominimisetouchpoints which theCoronavirus, there move isageneral suchasbro publicity you’ve materials beentoprevious withpaper familiar bevery Fringes, you’ll If Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 are or card usually printed on A6 thick paper (250gsm), and most companies choose glossy col are generally printed on thick A3 paper (130gsm).Colourisrecommended, are printedonthickA3paper andyou generally should Technical: Production Team – [email protected] - - - - 20 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 able torecommend induecourse. specificEdinburgh andwilldo that basedprinters Printing Companies andStorage Delivery closetoallourvenues. Bridge are very primelocations Mound andNorth Street, Nicholson Square, HillSquare, Street, The Pleasance, St,StMary BristoSquare, Niddry Cowgate, might work best for your show. are lists, Our locations defined in their location but Royal Mile, Nicholson here: www.outofhand.co.uk/fringe but dopleasefeel viaournewsletters free tocontactthemdirectly onthisinduecourse more information you canmake thishappen. sizes various around thecity.on hoardings of sensible given Thisishelpfulandvery ourvenue if locations Hoardings and can sell it far better than a random person handingoutseveral inonehandful. flyers person better thanarandom and cansellitfar planning toflyer, theshow thecompanyshouldhandtheseout- you have ourviewisthat knowledge of Flyering Companies We don’t recommend using these teams, they simply hand flyers to anyone to get rid of them. If you are We them.If don’t recommend usingtheseteams, toanyone theysimply handflyers to get ridof There both in Edinburgh are from many companies offering printing services and away the city. We are ourvenues at printedmaterials thisyear.We are unabletoacceptdeliveries of You hoarding option you can get. Pleasedotalktouswhich for adviceon canseethedifferent size of Hand-we willsend These primesitesare managed by useacompany calledOutof thecouncilwho You you’ve beentotheFringe, there that isanoptiontoget your mayhave showadvertised noticed,if Bookings and information: Charles Pamment –[email protected] /01315102399 /07976785718 Technical: Production Team – [email protected]