FESTIVAL 2023 // VENUES & TEch Info

The 2023 Festival will predominantly be based out of Tramway, located in the Southside of Glasgow & the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), based in the City Centre. We will also be heading into the surrounding area of Govanhill, using the many brilliant artist run independent venues and spaces in the area.

We are extremely open to hearing about any other contexts outside of Tramway & CCA you may wish to show your work in. This could include spaces like:

  • Outdoor performance (on the street)

  • Car parks

  • Libraries

  • In the beautiful local Queens Park (including an amphitheatre in its centre)

  • Church halls

  • Clubs (we’ll be hosting an end of festival party)

  • Cafes

  • Any other ideal contexts you have

We can’t guarantee we’ll get you exactly the space you would like unless it’s listed below, but we will work with you to find the most appropriate context for your work. In non-venue spaces technical support will also need to be extremely basic, probably without power.

We will absolutely do our best to meet your requirements the best we can and make your work look great, however BUZZCUT Festival is not suited to technically heavy theatre shows with lots of cues and technical needs (you should email about our separate studio programme Double Thrills if that’s more your thing). You should work to the assumption that you would get around 2 hours technical rehearsal time with a technician, although more time may be available once we are aware of the full production schedule. You will have regular contact with our Festival production manager who will prep as much as possible for you before you arrive.

All venues are wheelchair accessible and any other venue we source will also be wheelchair accessible. Tramway & CCA have gender neutral toilet facilities.
You can see Tramway’s full access info here.
And CCA’s Access info here.

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CCA: Theatre

Description: Blackbox theatre space with raked seating (cannot be removed)
Suitable for: More sitdown & watch performances, or audience standing; gig style. Nudity, smashing, bleeding etc. all fine with proper risk assessments. Mess must be cleanable.
Restrictions: No smoking onstage including stage cigarettes (it’s the law, sorry!).
Tech availability: There will be a basic festival rig which we will use for all shows. This will include:

  • 6 movers - 4 spots - 2 Zooms

  • Good PA; fixed end-on above stage.

  • Full HD projector with 3.6m wide screen. (Full aspect or 16:9)

  • Dressing room with shower

  • Raised stage (7.2m x 3.6m 60cm-80cm high)

  • Haze Machine

  • Seating bank (Can be removed)

CCA: Creative Lab / Clubroom / Intermedia Gallery

Description: Clubroom & Creative Lab are bright & airy wooden floored meeting room style spaces. Intermedia is a white cube gallery space.
Suitable for: Low tech performances; live installations, one on one performances or durational actions. Nothing that will damage the floor.
Restrictions: No smoking onstage including stage cigarettes (it’s the law, sorry!), limited lighting & sound available.
Tech availability:

  • Projector in a fixed position; projecting onto the wall.

  • No official blackout (although we can get quite close! Tinfoil on the windows etc.)

  • Audience capacity 30-50.

  • 4 lamps on stands (Basic wash)

  • Sound: Microphone, Speakers + 4 channel mixer

CCA: Cinema

Description: Small cinema space with raked seating (cannot be removed)
Suitable for: Performance lectures, performances featuring film. More text or sound based instead of much dancing / mess.
Restrictions: No smoking, no mess.
Tech availability:

  • Fixed seating

  • Sound: Microphone + plugged into fixed cinema soundsystem

  • Cinema standard projector; 7.1m screen

  • Lighting: Limited, one or two lamps on stands

  • Podium or desk to present at the front

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TRAMWAY 4 (T4)

Description: Blackbox theatre space with raked seating (cannot be removed)
Suitable for: More sitdown & watch performances. Nudity, smashing, bleeding etc. all fine with proper risk assessments. Mess must be cleanable.
Restrictions: No smoking onstage including stage cigarettes (it’s the law, sorry!).
Tech availability: There will be a basic festival rig which we will use for all shows. This will include:

  • LED Wash (able to change into most colours)

  • Blackout possible

  • Around 6 specials (spots, side lights - dependant on tech needs)

  • Projector + Screen

  • TV

  • Haze Machine

  • PA + Mics + Monitors

  • DI Boxes if needed



TRAMWAY: Studio

Description: Upstairs studio with a natural skylight (CANNOT BE BLACKED OUT). Sunset is at 21:30 approx.
Suitable for: Nudity, smashing, bleeding etc. all fine with proper risk assessments. Mess must be cleanable.
Restrictions: No blackout (due to skylight), No smoking anywhere onstage including stage cigarettes (it’s the law, sorry!)

Tech availability:

  • Small PA (able to accommodate 2 mics & playback - via Quarter inch jack or minijack)

  • Limited lighting - freestanding parcans or LEDS - only visible after sunset (21:30)

  • TV

  • Chairs / cushions or audience on the floor / standing

  • Dance floor (not sprung) - cannot be removed. Care should be taken with the floor (no high heels, glitter, paint, glass etc. - that cannot be easily cleaned)

  • DI Boxes if needed

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TRAMWAY UPPER Foyer

Description: Upstairs space used as a gallery. Windows are able to be partially blacked out however the centre row of lights always remain dim as they are emergency lights so full blackout is not possible.
Suitable for: Nudity, penetration, smashing, bleeding etc. all fine with proper risk assessments. Mess must be cleanable.
Restrictions: No full blackout (due to emergency lights), No smoking anywhere onstage including stage cigarettes (it’s the law, sorry!). During day office door.

Tech availability:

  • 3 or 4 lighting spots giving partial wash – with gels available

  • PA – (able to accommodate 2 mics & playback - via Quarter inch jack or minijack)

  • Projector onto wall

  • Audience seated via cushions or freestanding

  • DI Boxes if needed

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TRAMWAY FOYER / CAFE / CORRIDORS

Description: The various corridors and thoroughfares around the Tramway building. The building is used during the day by families and various communities so performances in these spaces should be mindful of this. There will be a small stage in the cafe with a PA & mic.
Suitable for: Participatory work, one on one performances, durational actions, tabletop performance. Possible interventions / hosting / performances on the small stage.
Restrictions: No nudity, sexual actions, graphic content due to families present. No food or drink served to audiences that isn’t purchased from the cafe. Performances should not block public thoroughfares.

Tech availability:

  • Very minimal, dependant on where you site yourself there may be access to domestic power and so all lighting / sound must come from that

  • Sound should not be disruptive to the everyday workings of the cafe

  • There will be a small stage set up in the cafe with a basic PA system & mic

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Tramway: The HIDDEN GARDENS

Description: The Hidden Gardens are the public greenspace located behind Tramway. Families & various communities use the Gardens on a regular basis.
Suitable for: Participatory work, one on one, durational actions - works that are sensitive to The Gardens ethos as a space promoting sanctuary which aims to inspire and create understanding between people. Care should also be taken to ensure the natural landscape is preserved (being mindful of the plants, not disturbing the birds etc.)
Restrictions: No nudity, sexual actions, graphic content due to families present, no smoking or alcohol.

Tech availability:

  • Very minimal, difficult to run power outside

  • Flood lighting after sunset

  • Any Sound should not be disruptive to the other people enjoying the gardens