The Venue

The Quadrant is the Laughing Horse's original Fringe venue, and the most centrally located - situated right next to the clock tower at the bottom of North Road, it's the venue everyone walking down the hill from the station walks past. It's a very well know venue, with music and comedy in the Folklore room upstairs through the year, and it's a quirky and friendly "local pub" in the middle of Brighton that has gone through many changes over the years - and now having been completely refurbished over 2020 it's now looking better than ever!

The Fringe performance space is the upstairs "Folklore Room" which is separate from the main bar downstairs. There is also an outdoor seating to the rear of the venue, with food available delivered from a nearby restaurant.

The Performance Space: The Folklore Room 

• Stage: 3m x 2m raised to around 0.1m at it's widest. It is easy to step of the stage to utilise extra space by reducing seating.
• Backstage: There is a small curtained off area at the back of the stage, ideal for props or for one person to stand in. It's not a proper backstage area!
• Capacity: 70
• Lighting: Basic Stage lighting to Flood the stage, with colour changing possible.
• Blackout: Not Possible 
• PA System: In House PA system. Large Mixer at Sound Position with multicore to stage. 3 Cable Mics, Mic Stands and small audio jack to plug in MP3 Player provided.
• AV: Projector and Screen available for use
• Storage: There is a very small area for equipment at the venue for props and equipment, shared with other groups.
• Green Room/Performers Area: No - but there is a single toilet that can be used for changing, and stairs that are fairly private outside the rear of the room during shows (Though public area). 
• Bar: There is no bar in the room, the nearest bar is downstairs in the main bar
• Accessibility: This performance space is not wheelchair accessible as it is up a full flight of stairs. The stairs are narrow.