But in the coming days it will be transformed into Edinburgh’s newest festival venue by hundreds of volunteers and artists for the city’s Hidden Door event.
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Live music, theatre, dance and spoken word performances will unfold in spaces of all shapes and sizes around the former factory, including changing rooms, offices, outhouses, corridors and a crane shed.
Visual art installations, film screenings, pop-up bars and food drinks will also help reimagine the 15.5 acre site, in the Maybury area.
Visual art will be showcased throughout the former pap