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Pleasance Edinburgh opened as part of the 1985 Festival Fringe with two theatres facing onto a deserted courtyard-come-car-park at an unfashionable eastern end of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Thirty seasons later the Pleasance has become one of the biggest and most highly respected venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with an international profile and a network of alumni that reads like a Who’s Who of contemporary comedy, drama and entertainment. It a theatre, bar, sports and recreation complex.
Bringing a touch of 20th century glamour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Essence of Audrey is an honest and beautiful exploration of the reality behind Hepburn’s seemingly idyllic life.
READ MOREIn her theatrical debut, Scottish performer and viral poet sensation, Kate Ireland with Blether, presents her new show Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies).
READ MOREEat The Rich is a comedy which demonstrates the myth of meritocracy, the sacrifices we make to get ahead and who, in the end, these decisions will always disproportionately affect.
READ MOREBlending stand-up comedy, dance, and sharp social commentary, House Party is a bold new one-woman show coming to the Fringe!
READ MOREBased on historical events, this new play comically satirises contemporary conflicts around gender, colonial violence, and making art in times of crisis.
READ MOREFunny Though is a genre-blurring solo show that lifts the curtain on the true cost of being funny.
READ MORECara and Kelly are best friends, soulmates even. But when a strange new face arrives, unprecedented chaos ensues and things that once seemed certain are no longer quite so clear.
READ MOREFrom award-nominated, Lecoq-trained company BRILLIG, Terry's is an absurd, sitcom-esque tragi-comedy featuring original live music, physical theatre and one very special balloon.
READ MOREDon't miss award-winning smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul live at The Pleasance Edinburgh on Thursday 25th September!
READ MOREFionn Regan, a Mercury Nominated Artist, will play The Pleasance Edinburgh on Tuesday 14th October!
READ MORESinger, songwriter, and guitarist Robert Forster stops off at The Pleasance Edinburgh on Friday 17th October as part of his 2025 UK Tour!
READ MOREThe Usher Hall is Edinburgh's key venue for visiting national and international orchestras and has been the main venue for the Edinburgh International Festival since 1947.
READ MOREAssembly Roxy is the year round home of Assembly Festival and Assembly Theatre, situated in the heart of the Old Town in Edinburgh.
READ MOREThe Assembly Rooms are one of Edinburgh City Centre's largest and most impressive multi-purpose unique event spaces, perfect for any occasion from conferences, dinners and performances to exhibitions!
READ MOREA theatre, studio and foyer designed by artists with young people in the heart of Greater Craigmillar.
READ MOREThe Reconnect Regal Theatre in Bathgate Lothian, Scotland provides a programme of music, drama, film and dance in the form of performances and classes.
READ MOREWe are the Traverse - champion of stories and storytellers. The stories we share are by anyone and for everyone.
READ MOREWest Lothian's most exciting venue for arts, music, theatre, comedy, dance, exhibitions, classes and food.
READ MOREgranton:hub's aim is to re-purpose the beautiful and historic Madelvic House as a thriving creative and cultural centre, providing benefits to both the local and wider community.
READ MOREThe Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh sits at the heart of the city in our 140-year-old building welcoming over 100,000 people each year.
READ MORENorth Edinburgh Arts provides opportunities for individual and community development through contact with the professional arts, particularly for Forth ward residents.
READ MOREPictuesque hall set in its own gardens with a rear balcony and excellent facilities for concerts, shows, dances, weddings, sales, meetings etc.
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