Finding a Venue
To perform at Leicester Comedy Festival the first thing you need to do is find yourself a 'spot' in a venue. Most venues are booked by comedy promoters who come to the city for the festival. Below is a list of core venues and promoters that run shows in Leicester Comedy Festival and their booking details. There may well be other venues which are not listed but can host Festival events; if you need more information do get in touch.
Make sure you research the venues you're interested in - check the location, the size, how they promote their events, do they run regular comedy nights, check Facebook, check Twitter and ask other comics about their experiences.
When you get in contact make sure you discuss:
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Dates & times
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Set length
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Any technical requirements for your show
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What promotion they’ll help with, what promotion you’ll provide
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The ‘deal’ – who is getting the ticket income, who is paying the Festival Fees
Online shows
In 2021, due to the national lockdown, we went digital! With the uncertainty of the situation, even if live events are allowed in February, we are keen to keep some digital content to the festivals. Acts and promoters can programme live stream of their events, or online only shows as part of the festivals.
Live shows
We’ll update this list as more venues register. If you are, or are working with, a new venue – make sure the venue is registered before you submit your show on Eventotron.
If you know that any of the details here are incorrect please get in touch.
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Attenborough Arts Centre
Daniel Nicholas- danielnicholas@blueyonder.co.uk
The main hall can be seated for a capacity of 90, 60 or 50.
Birstall Co-Op Sports & Social Club
Adam O'Reardon - adam.doorstepcomedyclub@gmail.com
Capacity is 120
Just the Tonic @ Brew Dog
Darrell Martin - darrell@justthetonic.com
The performance space upstairs has a capacity of 100.
Curve Theatre
The theatre has a capacity of 902. The studio has a capacity of 282.
De Montfort Hall
Pete Mitchell - Pete.Mitchell@leicester.gov.uk
The theatre has a capacity of 1500.
Please note there is no guarantee that De Montfort Hall will be open for live shows in February 2021, but you can still get in touch for more information.
The Guildhall
Anita Harrison- Anita.Harrison@leicester.gov.uk
Leicester Guildhall – capacity 60
Guildhall Mayor Parlour - cap 50
Guildhall Library – cap 30
Guildhall The Great Hall – cap 120
Just the Tonic @ Hansom Hall
Darrell Martin - darrell@justthetonic.com
The venue has two performance areas, The Wee One has a capacity of 100 and The Big Room has a capacity of 250.
Loughborough Town Hall
Simon Gibson - Simon.Gibson@charnwood.gov.uk
The venue has two performance spaces. The first is the main auditorium which has a capacity of 522, the second is the Victoria room with a capacity of 182.
Grays @LCB Depot
Alex Hylton - joufreefest@gmail.com
The venue has three performance spaces. The cafe has a capacity of 60, the gallery has a capacity of 50 and the lightbox has a capacity of 75.
Manhattan34 (Jokes on Us)
Alex Hylton - joufreefest@gmail.com
The performance space has a capacity of 70.
PETER Pizzeria
Charlotte Laidet: charlotte@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
The performance space is the Violin room upstairs and has a capacity of 90.
Socially distanced capacity: 20-25
All shows can be live-streamed online.
Queen of Bradgate
The Cinema Room (100) and the Ping Pong Room (100) are both upstairs at Queen of Bradgate.
Soft Touch Arts
Christina Wigmore - chris@soft-touch.org.uk
The main hall has a capacity of 80, or 60 if using cabaret style tables.
Sue Townsend Theatre
Triple CeePee tripleceepee@gmail.com
Available for hire on weekends and evenings. The theatre has a capacity of 250
Please note there is no guarantee that the Sue Townsend Theatre will be open for live shows in February 2021, but you can still get in touch for more information.
The Midland Railway
Adam O'Reardon - adam.doorstepcomedyclub@gmail.com
Function room available to hire
The Big Difference
(Formerly The Cookie)
Charlotte Laidet - charlotte@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
The performance space has a capacity 100.
Socially distanced capacity: 20-25
All shows can be live streamed online.
The Exchange Bar (Jokes on Us)
Alex Hylton - joufreefest@gmail.com
The venue has a room situated downstairs and can hold a capacity of 70.
The Little Theatre
The Theatre has a main auditorium which seats 349, along with an additional studio space.
Just the Tonic @ The Shed
Darrell Martin - darrell@justthetonic.com
There are two performance spaces. The main stage has a capacity of 60 and a there is a capacity of 35 in the Vault
The Y Theatre
Capacities can vary with different layouts.
Fully seated capacity is 300 seats.