as previous reviews have said, this place is a year round university venue which is transformed into one of the bigger hubs for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. that said though, i find this venue fairly underwhelming compared to the other fringe venues that are around the city during the festival.\n\nfirst off since the courtyard is a bit small the place usually gets pretty crowded during the afternoons and evenings, especially during the last few weeks of the festival. so while trying to get to the bar in a massive queue, you have to push your way through people standing in queues for shows and those just standing having a chat with their pint. not very convienent and my boyfriend found this particularly annoying when people kept cutting in front of us to get to the bar while we waited in a queue for our show. this actually totally defeated the purpose of the queue managing staff telling us to get as close as possible to the people in front of us....\n\ni also find that the courtyard lacks that fun pop up beer garden feel that the other venues have. there's no massive purple cow or fake grass covering the ground so you can just sit where you want. the drinks at the bar are the same as all the other venues, but there are only a limited amount of food options if you're looking for a quick bite before or after your show. \n\nso yay for the festival and the massive amount of shows on offer but a bit meh for this place as a venue.
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