Venue & Access

We are excited to be collaborating with four new venues this year

Nearly all our events take place in these venues, with the exception of our online events, our two Black History and Poetry Walks, led by Lisa Williams, and Waves, Wildlife, and the Art of Watching with Elspeth Wilson which involves a walk along Portobello beach.

We aim to make Push the Boat Out as welcoming and widely accessible as possible.

All of our new venues are wheelchair accessible, with hearing loops available throughout Dance Base and the Scottish Storytelling Centre and in the Pleasance Theatre.

A full accessibility guide is available on line for…

Scottish Storytelling Centre:

https://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com/about-us/accessibility/

Dance Base:

https://www.dancebase.co.uk/about-us/access/facilities-access/

Dovecot Studios:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Cjl87aEJVDOYnYsM0-_cXEy1FdIYsEP/view?usp=sharing

Further accessibility information about The Pleasance is available below

Once again this year, in addition to our online programme, we will have have a programme of events free to listen to at home via our partners EHFM, online community radio station (full schedule here) and a free live stream of our Disrupting the Narrative headline event on Friday at 8.30pm. We also have a varied BSL interpreted and live-captioned programme listed below.

Pricing

To remove barriers to attendance we aim to keep tickets as affordable as possible. The programme includes 4 free events, a range of exhibitions and 10 Pay What You Can (PWYC) events with the lowest price point set at £0. Companion tickets are available for all events, please contact boxoffice@pushtheboatout.org to book. We also have an excellent value Festival Pass offering free access to the majority of the programme.

If you have any questions about access options, please contact the Festival Team on boxoffice@pushtheboatout.org

Friday 22 November
Disrupting the Narrative (BSL)

Saturday 23 November
A Life of Poetry: Alexander McCall Smith (BSL)
On Fatherhood, with Raymond Antrobus and Niall Campbell (BSL and live captioned)

Sunday 24 November
Titans of Poetry: Caroline Bird and Ella Frears (BSL)
And All Great Art Is True: A Celebration of Benjamin Zephaniah (BSL and live captioned)
Living Water – New Poetic Performances (BSL)

Pleasance can be entered in two ways.
1.Via Pleasance Courtyard, which involves a short road covered by cobblestones
2. Via the Sports & Exercise area, which is a longer route, but avoid cobblestones and has a ramp entry

Once inside, the Theatre and Lomond Room can be accessed via stairs or lift. If the lift is required, it can be accessed via Cabaret Café. To use the lift, please go to reception (or the bar if the reception is not staffed at that moment) and a member of staff will help operate the lift as it is key operated.

An accessible toilet is available next to reception upon entry.

The theatre has permanent space for one wheelchair user and more can be provided with advance notice to remove fixed seating.

A hearing loop is available in the theatre.