Born in Zimbabwe, William Burdett-Coutts began his career as a theatre director in Scotland in the late 1970s before setting up the Assembly Rooms in 1981. Since then, the Assembly Rooms has gained a ...

“Do you know how hard it is to get Buckfast in Edinburgh by the way?” Rab Allan asks the assembled audience in the Assembly Rooms. “I had to settle for Marks and Spencer’s Malbec,” he tells us, taking ...

Fringe royalty 'The Black Blues Brothers' have a lengthy list of achievements. They've appeared at the Royal Variety Performance, Monte Carlo Festival, the Moulin Rouge... now they return to the ...

Assembly Festival has confirmed that it will continue running the historic Assembly Rooms during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe until 2032, following the company’s successful bid to renew its contract ...

Assembly Rooms has appointed CM Porter Novelli to handle the PR and marketing in the lead up to its relaunch in summer following a £9.3m refurbishment project. Anne McMunn, CM Porter Novelli director, ...