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7 hours ago, Skellyton465 said:

I did look into one-way van hire to drive it up myself, but one quote I received was for almost £700!

Are you planning to discard the set after the Fringe?

Disposal costs would need to be considered- public/household bins are not appropriate, council-run tips are require proof of residency if using hired vans.

My cinema employment, which briefly included Sony D-Cinema projectors, ended almost a decade ago so this is based on distant memories.

All preshow content (adverts, trailers, cinema idents etc.) was1:1.85 (flat) as they were when on film.

The D-Cinema playlists were setup with the commands to tell the projector to switch to the desired aspect ratio. So you would have a 1.85 command at the start of the playlist for the adverts, trailers etc. and then another command to switch to the aspect ratio of the feature.

The Scottish Government has announced that:

From Monday all large gatherings above 500 people with the potential to impact the emergency services should be cancelled to prioritise the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

They are still to issue more detailed guidance.

to see who is currently in the building, not who was in the building last Wednesday!

It can be useful to monitor the level of attendance of each participant. In the case of the thread starter they would likely want to find out if somebody books places on the courses but does not attend, if there is a capacity limit this could result in others being unable to attend. For some productions there will be an attendance level required for rehearsals.

The HSE guidance on first aid requirement only covers employees not customers. In entertainment venues there can be a lot more customers than staff.

Trapped trying to exit building much more common killer, fear of missing bus Nottingham Lava Ignite, fear of fire Bradford, fear of missing game Liverpool. Edinburgh Empire Fire, 2 touring crew lost to smoke inhallation less than 15` from door , because it was round a corner and were unfamiliar with building.

Ensuring adequate escape routes are available should be a basic requirement of any venue. The advice (England and Wales), suggests a daily inspection of escape routes.

Provide plenty of battery operated lanterns and torches and chemical lightsticks. Do not put your faith in fixed emergency lighting installations that may be damaged by an explosion or concealed by dust and smoke.

Ensuring emergency lighting works is also a high priority, last years Glasgow Cineworld power failure showed the issues of evacuating a building without any lights.

It is a condition of Edinburgh cinema (but strangely not theatre) licences that "All attendants on duty shall wear a distinguishing uniform or armband, and shall, have in their possession an electric torch in working condition.". Both theatre and cinema licence conditions require EXIT (not running man) signs so the conditions have not been updated recently.