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Just Festival at St John's
St John's Church, Princes Street, EH2 4BJ
Venue Description
Just Festival is Edinburgh's social justice, human rights and spiritual dialogue festival. Each year we have a theme around which our work is programmed. Just Festival's 2023 them is Displacement and we aim to platform works that articulate areas of displacement in our world and society. The venue is a large Victorian church on Princes St which puts it at the heart of the festival.
This venue is signed up to the Best Practice Code.
What makes this venue special?
Just Festival Just Festival events aim to challenge perceptions, celebrate differences and promote respectful dialogue. The conversations, talks, exhibitions and performances which constitute Just’s annual programme are designed to engage with topical local, national and international questions of social justice, equality and identity, including prejudice against race, ethnicity, class and economic status. Just explores these issues by creating safe spaces for dialogue and exchange between affected groups and individuals, invited experts, practitioners, community based organisations, socially conscious performing arts groups and the general public. This multi-dimensional, multi-stakeholder approach encourages creative engagement with important societal questions from a variety of angles and perspectives with the aim of reducing religious, political and social intolerance. please see www.just-festival.org for more details
Venue Programming
We are looking for performances that showcase cultures and faiths from around the world, explore injustice, or pose ethical questions. We include all genres – music, theatre, dance, children's shows, poetry, and storytelling. Since 2001, we have hosted outstanding performances from Scotland and around the world. More at www.just-festival.org
- Genres of Interest: Cabaret and Variety, Children's Shows, Comedy, Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus, Events, Exhibitions, Music, Musicals and Opera, Spoken Word, Theatre
- Contact Methods: Contact us via email at [email protected] or [email protected]
Venue Manager Contact Details
Miranda Heggie
Telephone: 07590056982
Email: [email protected]
Viewing Details
Viewing is available across the year. Please contact [email protected] to book a time.
Disabled Access Information
- Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
Venue Facilities
- Front of House Staff
- Technical Staff
Box Office
- Venue runs own Box Office
- Computerised Box Office
- Phone Sales
Press & Marketing
- Venue has a Press Office
- Venue has Press Staff
- Charge for Publicity
- Own Programme Published
- Size of Print Run: 10,000
- Website: www.just-festival.org
- Other Marketing Support: Just Festival has a dedicated member of staff working to promote the festival to the Press and potential audience members. Programme Entry entitles each performance to: entry in our printed programme (distributed in circa 10,000 copies), programme entry on www.just-festival.org, social media posts, promotion to our mailing lists and in our newsletters, entries with web sales links to your event on popular listing websites, promotional opportunities – such as street performance, dedicated Festival PR manager coordinating reviewers and press releases, opportunity to take part in just festival launch, opening and closing events. We will also issue guidelines for performance publicity material, such as posters and fliers, that will ensure all the booking information is correct and easy to follow. You will need to send your drafts for final approval. Please note that we aim at promoting events and performances of all acts participating in just Festival. For this reason, various marketing materials such as fliers and brochures will be displayed during events and performances.
Performance spaces
- Church at St John's (audience capacity 250)
- Chapel at St John's Church (audience capacity 35)
- Hall at St John's (audience capacity 70)
Performance Space Details - Church at St John's (audience capacity 250)
The Church was built between 1816 and 1818 and seats up to 350 people. It hosts some of the finest stain glass windows in the UK. There is a comprehensive sound system and simple stage lighting will be rigged for the Festival period. The Vestry and Chapel attached to the raised stage can be used as wings and for short-term storage. The Church is best suited to traditional and classical music although sound technicians can accommodate every kind of music. Performers always relish performing in the Church due to its beautiful natural acoustics. The acoustics also make the Church suitable for drama, dance, and spoken word events. More at www.justjust.org
Technical Details
- Type of stage: Raised
- Lighting: Basic lighting facilities: lighting desk 2 standard sets of standing stage lights (three LED lights on each side)
- Sound: Basic sound facilities: sound desk, 6 x speakers 2 x monitors 2 x goose-neck mics 3 x SM58 vocal mics 2 x SM57 instrument mics
- Storage: Limited
- Dressing Space: Available on request
Performance Space Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessibility for audience
- Wheelchair accessibility for performers
Performance Space Licensing
- This performance space does not have an age limit.
Hire Details
- Deal Types: Box Office Split / Box Office Split with guarantee / Negotiable
- Proposed Charges and Charge Details: http://just-festival.org/2018-just-festival/
- Usual slot duration: 60 minutes
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Performance Space Details - Chapel at St John's Church (audience capacity 35)
Suitable for drama and spoken word or intimate music performances
Technical Details
- Type of stage: End on / In the round / Traverse
- Lighting: Two self-sanding lighting rigs
- Sound: Soundbars for audio recordings / No vocal mics required
- Storage: Limited
- Dressing Space: Limited
Performance Space Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessibility for audience
- Wheelchair accessibility for performers
Performance Space Licensing
- This performance space does not have an age limit.
Hire Details
- Deal Types: Box Office Split with guarantee
- Proposed Charges and Charge Details: http://just-festival.org/2018-just-festival/
- Usual slot duration: 60 minutes
File Attachments
Performance Space Details - Hall at St John's (audience capacity 70)
The Hall seats 70 – 100 people, depending or seating arrangements, and has modern airy feel. It is wonderfully adaptable to suit daytime workshops to nighttime, intimate concerts. It has a raised stage and sound and lighting system. The seating can be set up cabaret style, tradition theatre style or even completely removed and stored to the side. There is a kitchen attached which can be used for refreshments if desired.
Technical Details
- Type of space: Empty Room
- Lighting: Basic lighting facilities: lighting desk 2 standard stage lights (3 LED lights on each side)
- Sound: Basic sound facilities: PA system 2 x goose-neck mics 3 x SM58 vocal mics 2 x SM57 instrument mics (microphones shared between the Church and the Hall)
- Storage: Limited
- Dressing Space: Available on request
Performance Space Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessibility for audience
- Wheelchair accessibility for performers
- Additional Disabled Access Details: Lift weight limit 630kg
Performance Space Licensing
- This performance space does not have an age limit.
Hire Details
- Deal Types: Box Office Split / Box Office Split with guarantee / Negotiable
- Proposed Charges and Charge Details: http://just-festival.org/2018-just-festival/
- Usual slot duration: 60 minutes