The Pleasance Edinburgh
About The Pleasance Edinburgh
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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.
Upcoming Events at The Pleasance Edinburgh
Rhys James: Snitch
31st July 2019 - 25th August 2019
Rhys James, a regular on Mock The Week (BBC 2), returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his new show 'Snitch'.
Sara Barron: Enemies Closer
31st July 2019 - 25th August 2019
Sara Barron, 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, returns to the Fringe with her stunning new show 'Enemies Closer'.
Adam Hess: My Grandad Has A Fringe
31st July 2019 - 25th August 2019
Adam Hess, the star of Tonight at the Palladium, Comedy Central’s Stand Up Central and Live from The BBC is back at the Fringe with, without doubt, his funniest show yet!
Moon: We Cannot Get Out
31st July 2019 - 25th August 2019
Two provincial louts perform grotty comedy sketches. There's something wrong with their venue though: it keeps trying to kill them!
Audacious Mr Astley
31st July 2019 - 25th August 2019
Awarded 5 stars at the 2018 Fringe and written and performed by professional ringmaster Chris Barltrop, this is a unique insider's view of entertainment history.
Bobby & Amy
31st July 2019 - 26th August 2019
Bobby & Amy is a new dark comedy by Fringe First award winner Emily Jenkins exploring friendship and what happens when our way of life is threatened by those who don’t understand it.
Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders
31st July 2019 - 26th August 2019
An interactive comedy whodunnit from the mind of Adam Riches is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
Mervyn Stutter’s ‘Pick of the Fringe’
3rd August 2019 - 25th August 2019
Mervyn Stutter and his team carefully research the Fringe and bring you live 'tasters' from seven top shows in a packed 90 minute late lunchtime extravaganza at The Pleasance!
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