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7 Bernard St, Leith, 0131 467 8904 Wash Bar
11-13 North Bank St, Edinburgh, 0131 220 0054
Tiger Tiger
The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford St, Glasgow, 0141 553 4888, info@tigertiger-glasgow.co.uk, www.tigertiger-glasgow.co.uk
“AS All) TI‘EATIES You can hire a cinema screening for a minimum of £200 and host a great night with a carousel projector, drinks and music, in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Or if you’re less a fan of the seventh art and would prefer a theatre, you can rent one of the five sumptuous rooms of the Festival Theatre for a three-figure sum. Alternatively, Edinburgh University’s Bedlam Theatre is a more economic budget, with an estimate price of £100 to rent the venue for a private party. And you will still be able to enjoy a party at a theatre in the heart of Edinburgh.
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38 Home Street, Edinburgh, 0131 228
2800, www. picturehouses .co.uk Grosvenor Cinema
Ashton Lane, Hillhead, Glasgow , 0141 341 1234, www.grosvenor cinema .co.uk
Festival Theatre 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, 0131 662 1112, www.eft.co.uk Bedlam Theatre
11b Bristo Place, Edinburgh, 0131 225 9873, www.bedlamtheatre.co.uk
MY VEIEES
A private comedy show at Jongleurs costs a minimum of £5,000 for staffing, security, sound engineers, DJ and a show comprising two headline acts and a compere - you might want to reconsider that castle in the Highlands. Probably cheaper, and certainly more imaginatively, The Stand will hire out either of its venues in Glasgow or Edinburgh if you book far enough in advance. What’s more, The Stand represents a roster of comedians who will perform at a venue of your choice. Depending on the nature of your party, you can expect to spend a couple of thousand pounds on a comedian with a TV or radio presence. Otherwise you can still attend a show with your friends for £10 per person.
Stand Comedy Club
5 York Place, Edinburgh and 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, 0131 558 7272/0870 600 6055, www.thestand.co.uk
Jongleurs
UGC, Renfrew Street, Glasgow, and Omni Leisure Development, Greenside place, Edinburgh, 08700 111 960, www.jongleurs.com
Getting the right food can be the making of a party. Depending on the size and duration of your soirée you may want to hire a personal chef for as little as £10 a head, or, for larger gatherings, try a catering company with set menus. Better yet, roast a pig whole to feed everyone for an average price of £500.
Canapés
Catering Company
0141 418 2233, www.hungrys.com Chocolate Fountain
01875 811387, www.chocolatefalls- scotland.co.uk
Circus Cafe
0131 624 5240, www.circuscafedirect.co.uk
Ellen Crabtree
0131 558 1651, mangiarebene@blueyonder.co.uk The Elephant House
Catering: 07980 060 615 (24 hrs) Embo
0131 652 3880, www.embodeli.com Fay Olinsky
01494 670107, Faysky@mac.com, www.personalchef.uk.com
The Mana House
22-24 Easter Rd, Edinburgh, 0131 652 2349
Pig on a Spit
01489 782019, www.botley.com/lewry
Spitting Pig
0800 587 5899, www.spittingpig.co.uk
DIR-8K All) GLASES Consider hiring glassware from £50, and you can dial a keg of Stella Artois for £195, various bottles of wine for £5, or bring in a fully staffed bar.
Glass hire
01835 864471,
Lenny Love is the music man behind countless events and club nights (not least swing institution VEGAS!) and has been entertaining throughout Scotland and beyond, through four decades of popular music. ‘A good DJ has the ability to read the room — being able to have a look at the peOpIe who are there and get a feel for their activity level, their reaction to what's playing, and also to sense the atmosphere in the room and to know when to lift the tempo and when to slow it down.
‘With a Surname like Love, I find myself playing at a lot of wedding
of people there with varied musical taste or even musical knowledge, and ages as well, that you can't go for a single style. They all want to hear tunes that are familiar to them. I always take what I call my emergency
"party box” which has got just about every genre of music from the last 40 or 50 years with me. and it's got me out of jail so many times you would not believe.
'It doesn't matter where you go or how you dress it up. if it's going to be a party for a disparate group of people you've really got to have popular music that reflects that. As soon as you go too esoteric or specialist you loose the vibe of the party. And that 's the most important thing. creating that right vibe for whoever's holding the party and everybody that ’8 there — that's what it's all about.‘
I /enny/ovesmusic@hotmai/. com
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info@michaelwarescaterhire.co.uk Dial a Keg
0131 467 8900, www.ikmgroup.co.uk Cocktail Stars
0800 956 1932, www.cocktailstars.com
Top Glass
22-26 Main Street, Glasgow, 01236 731521
ENTERTAINERS
To keep your guests amused you can bring in magicians and illusionists, or a top comedian for less than £250. Why not hire a Beatles tribute band for £1000? Or get a full karaoke kit for £100 and do it yourself.
Corporate Magicians
01753 518266, www.corporatemagicians.com Dance House
Jane Hamilton: 07967 742 491 The Magic Agency
0141 577 6604, www.themagicagency.co.uk
OK Karaoke
0800 043 8257 / 07966 141 598, www.0kkaraoke.com
IUSICAL EQUIPMENT Music is all important to atmosphere and there a number of companies that offer full equipment, rigging and even dance floor hire.
DM Audio
0131 620 0456, www.dmaudio.co.uk Equinox Discos
0800 074 8365, www.equinoxdiscos.co.uk
Premier Disco Company
0845 073 1656, www.premierdisco.co.uk
“8 All!) FREWORKS Further amusement can be yours by way of a whole casino with five different tables for £400, or just a roulette for under £100. For inflatables and giant board games, prices are varied and you can get a sumo wrestling kit for as little as £20. A firework display can provide the perfect climax starting at £50. Games For Hire
01228 546691,