Assembly Festival at Assembly Gordon Aikman Theatre

Staff made the visit for us... We were a group of 8 including a powerchair user... Rocked up to see the brilliant David O'Doherty - saw the queue outside and thought yikes! However - we made ourselves known to a member of staff that escorted us to the best entrance, then showed us where the lift was - radioing their colleague in the process who met us at the lift and showed us to our 'reserved' seats. Staff super helpful - at no time did we feel that we were being rushed. The only thing preventing this from being a 5* review? The lift - which is pretty tight - it's also quite tight to wheel out of when you reach the auditorium.

the streets surrounding the square is a bit uneven and cobbled stone. The square is all ramped and the surface is boards with astro turf carpeting. This, in places, is quite uneven. There is an accessible toilet although I didn't see it. Access to venue is via ramp which is at the back.

We attended this venue to see a show at the Edinburgh Fringe. If you call on 0131 226 0002 or email them at accessbookings@edfringe.com then you can be specific about your access requirements for the particular venue. We collected our tickets from the University of Edinburgh visitors centre (east side of George Square), no steps to enter. George square is not very wheelchair friendly due to cobbles. Assembly is on the south side of George square, next to Edinburgh University library. To gain access to Assembly, there is a ramp next to the library,as you look at Assembly the library is on the right. Staff were friendly when we entered. Toilets are one floor downstairs and venue 3 flights of stairs up (approx 37 stairs). There is a lift (on left as you walk in) for your to access the bathrooms and venue. The venue itself is a large lecture theatre, however, the first 3 or 4 rows of seats are not fixed therefore can be moved to allow space for wheelchair access.