C Central

Although not quite as good as C Venues on Chambers Street, this is a festival must. Found in Carlton Hotel in the middle of town, the C Central is host to a wide variety of acts and a bar as well to see you late into the night. For a venue right in the centre you’d be surprised by how rammed it’s not, it seems many people don’t really know about it. This helps when you are at the bar, as trying to get a pint at most places is a nightmare, but it’s ok here. The drinks are obviously hugely overpriced here though.
As part of the C Venues network, it does get some of the best acts around. Maybe not the top stand ups, but a good range of comedy, music and theatre. Particular mention goes to The Blues Brothers performance which was really good fun, and the actors got the audience involved which made the whole atmosphere much more enjoyable.
The smaller brother of C Venues definitely lacks a little of the atmosphere that its older sibling has, but definitely a great place to go during the festival