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C Central is Fringe venue number 54 , part of the C venues venue chain. Read more about this venue chain.

Its address is Carlton Hotel, North Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1SD, which is in the Royal Mile area of the city. See a map of this area.

The venue's website is www.cthefestival.com, and you can book tickets online through this website.

The box office telephone number is 0845 260 1234. The Fringe central box offices can also sell tickets for this venue from a limited allocation. Scroll down to see all ticket purchasing options on a map.

FringeGuru's review of this venue

Part of the C venues chain, C Central is tucked into a run-down corner of the prestigious Carlton Hotel. Once a ballooning venue arranged over four floors, the main part of this venue has gone through some changes of late; for 2008 it features an all-new "immersive" performance area, the Red Room. We're looking forward to seeing what C have done with this area, and we'll update this review once we've taken a look.

Shoe-horned into an uncomfortable space under the hotel foyer, C Central's cabaret bar is approached through a separate door, and has its own small box office and bar. With red wood-chip wallpaper and a mural-adorned stairway, the feel is either run-down or charmingly seedy, depending on your point of view. For the right show, it can be a fun, intimate venue - but join the queue early if you want any chance at all of seeing the stage.

Eating and drinking at this venue

There's a bar at the back of the cabaret bar, which stays open throughout most shows. In the main C Central foyer, there's a small kiosk where you can grab a drink to take into a show. Afterwards, you head upstairs to enjoy the much classier surroundings of the Carlton Hotel's first-floor bar.

Where to get tickets for this venue

Here's where you can buy tickets for this venue. See below the map for a key.

Understanding ticket purchasing options

You have different options at different locations shown on this map.

This venue: You can buy tickets in person, or pick up tickets you've pre-booked through the venue's telephone line (0845 260 1234) or website (www.cthefestival.com). You cannot collect tickets you booked through the Fringe box office at the venue.

Other venues in this venue chain: You have the same options as you do at the venue itself.

Venues in allied chains: You can buy tickets in person. Under some circumstances you can also buy tickets from allied venues over the phone, but FringeGuru recommends it is simpler to make telephone bookings directly with the venue itself.

Fringe central box offices: You can buy tickets in person at the Fringe box office, or using free self-service Internet terminals at the e-ticket tent. At either location, you can also pick up tickets you've pre-booked from the Fringe box office (0131 226 0000) or website (www.edfringe.com). Tickets booked through the Fringe box office or website cannot be collected from the venue - only from the central box offices shown. WARNING: FringeGuru currently recommends you DO NOT BUY from the central box office - click here to find out why.

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