The smallest of the Fringe's major chains, Sweet's growing network now runs to three venues across the south side of Edinburgh. Sweet's eclectic programme's built mainly from small-scale amateur productions, but otherwise it's hard to pin down: crossing most genres, Sweet even runs a workshop or two to encourage future Fringe stars.

The chain's best-known venue is Sweet Grassmarket, housed in a four-star hotel in the shadow of the Castle. Sweet ECA, in the rambling Edinburgh College of Art, is further away from the centre - while the new addition for 2008, Sweet Teviot Place, is right in the heart of the action at Bristo Square.

Venues in the Sweet chain