After entirely sell-out runs in York and Edinburgh, TONY! comes to london and the Pleasance Theatre Islington, courtesy of the NSDF.

For Tony, being Prime Minister was only ever a back up career plan: all he ever wanted to do was rock...

A dramatic journey in search of the poet John Clare.

Martha, a new employee is doing her time at Point Blank Hotel.

Four of Britain's best sketch comedy troupes gather together for one night of unyielding mirth.

Set in the early 1930s, a time of uncertainty and change, Ibsen Stage Company re-tells the story of Peer Gynt in a world of gangsters, jazz clubs, forgery, murder, seduction and beautiful women

Jack has run away to the attic. Follow him and help build the ultimate den...

Directed by Shakespeare's Globe and RSC director Tim Carroll, Hamlet will be performed by a cast whose performances will be entirely determined by the audience itself!

Art, anorexia and exhibitionism collide.

Three women attempt to make sense of a world where you can create an amazing piece of art but you cannot tell someone how you feel.

Warm Up Gig

SOLD OUT

Tilly loved telling tales, but the tales Tilly told tended to be totally untrue...

Were you one of the lucky people who bagged a ticket to Sketchatron: Resurrection on Friday?

Tuesday 15 – Sunday 20 April 7.45pm (5.15pm Sunday)

GarredROW Productions embark on their debut show Made in Spain by Tony Grounds.

Made in Spain explores four contrasting females in their journey of self-discovery and independence.

Simon Amstell returns to Pleasance Islington in a special warm-up gig to precede his national tour.

A tale of tea stains, stiffs and brotherly love. Two brothers reunite to bury the dead and dig up the living.

After a phenomenal first year the Idiots are back with a whole new show. As seen on BBC
3's The Wall.'Very, very funny.' Evening Standard.

Huh?(working title) is a comic-tragic solo show currently being devised by Marinda Botha using puppetry, clowning and visual theatre to explore the world of a sufferer of Alzheimer’s disease.

Thursday 8 May

Ivan is tired of the long hairs sticking out from his sheep skin jacket. He tries, without any success, to go to a barber shop, but the barber of course refuses to use his sacred scissors on a jacket. So Ivan decides to go to a farmer to trim his jacket...well actually to shear it.

There Are So Many Things I Can’t Do

MG Theatre Productions presents two new one act plays.
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 May 7.30pm (Matinee 2.30pm Saturday)

The Muse

Written by Matt Roberts
Directed by Sam Donovan
Musical Director Adrian Salmon
Tickets:
£10

Take 5 improvisers, get a location and the last line of a joke from the audience, what do you get?

A forgotten town holds out for superhero...

From the stars of sell-out Edinburgh Festival hit Field Study.

Monday 16 June 8pm

Sketch etc returns to the Pleasance Theatre. Join the best sketch and character comics around for an evening of hilarious, original comedy.

Adapted from Andrea Ashworth’s acclaimed autobiography ‘Once in a House on Fire’ Hitting Home tells the story of Andrea and her sister growing up in the 1970s.

A 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' for the ecstasy generation

Saturday 7 June 8pm

The NIVEA Funny Women Awards 2008, now in their 6th year, are encouraging any woman who thinks she’s got what it takes to perform live stand up to give it a try!

An hour of sketch, character and musical comedy written and performed by award winning stand-up comedian Daniel Rigby with the help of a robot he built especially for such events.

Menagerie, the East of England’s premiere new writing theatre company,
presents Correspondence, a new play by Claire MacDonald.

Long ago in a far off place, a boy called Jack was taking his cow to market when a mysterious old butcher offered to buy it for 5 magic beans. Of course, you know the rest of the story�or do you?

Tues – Sat: 7.45 pm, Sundays: 5.15pm

The stars of BBC3's 'Comedy Shuffle' at the Pleasance...

Tom Wrigglesworth
Wednesday 2nd July 7.45pm

Many things appear to be on our side. Join the SYTYF winner and Chortle 'Best Newcomer' nominee as he rails against quick-fix solutions, miracle-cures and granules.
Tickets:
£5.00

The Welsh Misery returns.

A unique gang of comedians presenting surreal sketches, stupid songs, crazy costumes, offensive behaviour and general all round immaturity all grouped together in… The Gadabouts.

Mind reading. It’s just not possible, is it?

5th July at 7.45pm

Mould & Arrowsmith – A Sketch Show in PowerPoint.

From the stars of sell-out Edinburgh Festival hit Field Study.

From the award-winning creative team behind Berkoff's Women comes the world-premiere of a thrilling, funny and touching new-play by Soho Theatre young-writer Matthew Hurt.

After a successful one year run at the Canal Cafe Theatre, Crash Test Comedy comes to the Pleasance, Islington.

A bruised one-man play. Cowards (Radio 4, BBC4). Total Sellout 2005, 2006. If.comedy award-winning director, 2007. ***** ‘witty, sophisticated, totally original’ Three Weeks **** ‘beautifully written, blissfully funny’ Fest ‘brilliant on the absurdities of men’ The Observer

Facebook? Myspace? Bebo? Justin doesn’t want any new friends.

P.I.E Moonhag Join Private Investigators Hatcher and Velvet as they cause commotion and combat kidnap in this comic crime caper. Time Out Critics Choice. "Comic devised theatre at its best" The Stage Must See

Jonathan Hellyer is Livinia Slutford in Slutty Livin’

There Are So Many Things I Can't Do
Luke Toulson: There Are So Many Things I Can’t Do, is the story of two intertwined journeys that encapsulate the tone of failure that has been slowly dribbled over the subject matter of Luke’s life.

If.Comedy Award Nominees for Best Show 2007
Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2007
"Comic's Choice" TimeOut

Mark Watson Work In Progress
Phil McIntyre Entertainment by arrangement with
14th-16th July

Ahead of his brand new show at the Edinburgh Festival 2008, Mark will be previewing old and new material in a 60 minute show.

‘A brilliant stand up’. Evening Standard

Guns! Guts! A Girl! Crocodiles! These are all in Zimbani! (Except the Crocodiles). A totally demented new comedy, starring Colin Hoult (Colin and Fergus), David McNeill and Clare Warde (BBC3’s Touch me, I’m Karen Taylor). “Inspired silliness” Chortle ****.

22 and 30 October at 19:45

'Sheer excellence' (Scotland on Sunday).
'Very, very funny...stiletto-sharp' (Evening Standard). 'Very slick and very funny...marvellous' (Time Out). 'Outright excellence' (List).

The Maverick Guitar Virtuoso's Showcase Performance and Album Launch.

Analogue

Having scooped a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival 2008, Eight is transferring to the Pleasance, Islington for a three night run in October.

Following critically acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh Festival runs for the last two years, Idiots of Ants return with their second full-length sketch show

A new play exploring politics, humanity and the nature of evil

An evening of new physical theatre performance comprising a series of short solo works by three international artists.

Two brothers meet again on the night of their father's funeral. Dad's
farm is flooding but his money is still buried – somewhere.

After a successful debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, the sketch troupe presents a final chance to see the Sell out Show.

Comedy Double-act with infectiously catchy songs.

One of the most promising and inventive sketch groups of their generation...

An intergalactic fairytale for children aged five to infinity...

Simon Day first started in stand up comedy in 1990, winning the time out new act of the year award in 1991.

Improtwat will blow your mind.

Classic storytelling, based on the Greek myths...

A riotous new comedy musical for all the family...

‘Compelling... Engrossing throughout.’ The New York Times

Memory is an intimate exploration of how we choose to remember events and the consequences of those choices. We are introduced to a group of actors and their director in the rehearsal room.They take us to East Berlin in 1990 just as the wall has come down. A young man arrives at his grandmother’s flat with awkward questions about the past. Meanwhile, a generation later, the Israeli security barrier is going up.

The original Big Daddy of all sketch comedy showcases, the huge Sketchatron returns to London by popular demand, presenting the pick of the best sketch troupes from the Edinburgh Festival

A Momentum collaboration with Malou Airaudo (Pina Bausch, Tanztheater Wuppertal) and Tanya Khabarova (DEREVO).

A double-bill of new writing...

Jean-Paul Marat was a radical participant in the events of the French Revolution. Charlotte Corday was a beautiful young woman determined to put an end to his madness.

On the night before Christmas Emily stares out of the window, hugs her teddy and waits excitedly for the morning

The baby brother of the original Sketchatron, Sketchatron: Nano returns from its second sell-out run in Edinburgh.

Miller is a charming story that tells the tale of a father and son that have a bond like no other.

A Comedy gala in aid of CRISIS for Christmas

To celebrate the festive season this year some of the country’s top comedians will be decking the Pleasance halls with jokes, songs, poems and sketches to create the biggest Comedy Christmas Party.

Idiots of Ants and Fat Tongue's Seb and Dustin in an all new show!

Idiots of Ants yearly annual Christmas show is back and, if anything, it's even more tenuously christmassy.

The Institute of the Unexplained is a freelance renegade think tank which sets about giving definitive answers to life's most inexplicable questions. Questions like 'What happened to Lord Lucan?', 'Does ESP exist?' and 'How's my driving?'.

With songs and laughter, colourful sets and costumes, puppetry and special effects, this show will brighten up any child's Christmas...

Be still your beating hearts. This year's Mighty Fin musical spectacular is, as you expected, a razor bean of love aimed at the childlike hearts of all right-thinking grown-ups.

Seasonal comedy, songs, characters, stories and an extra fun, join-in-if-you-want-to Nativity Play!

Join Islington's most exciting youth theatre for a supersonic pre-Christmas celebration fundraiser at Pleasance Theatre.

An evening of 'poems, sung, drawn and sauntered, with a token hamster and fig roll fun, including spatial guests Keith Moore and THE Tony Curtis'

A bruised one-man play about being 18, being in love and being unable to cope.

The Factory's 2nd Theatre Experiment...

On a remote Scots island, Morag McMacMcMacMcMac – the sweetest flower that e'er pluck'd Haggis – has only two humans for company: a pair of hell-breathing, Calvinist ministers, rivals for her affections.

A sharp black comedy on coping with singledom in a warzone.

Clever Peter brings you the strangest collection of short stories never told, a fast-paced eclectic comedy-mash of the bizarre, the ridiculous and the just plain funny.

Fair Trade bears witness to the remarkable lives of two very different female survivors of the sex slave trade.

Whatever doesn't kill you makes you funnier.

Idiots Of Ants host this once a month sketch, stand up, music and character comedy night where the best acts on the London circuit 'Crash Test' their most recent material.

Following a sell-out run in October, Mackenzie & McGuire bring their comic play 'I'll Always Think Of You That Way' to the Pleasance for one night only...

The baby brother of the all-mighty Sketchatron, the Nano is the show to see brand new extended sets from the pick of best sketch acts on the circuit.

A Horse's Quest for a Herd, Humour and a Life Without Shoes

A physical theatre show for children and childish adults.

Join Idiots of Ants for a night of -
fun/
hilarious/
entertaining comedy.

A Simple Procedure, a darkly comic thriller, is the tale of a great new government scheme and the players involved.

An hour of sketch, character and musical comedy written and performed by award winning stand-up comedian

Come and join us at the Pleasance London as we try and select the cream of the crop of young comedians to take with us to Edinburgh.

Following their sell out show at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Mould & Arrowsmith return with a brand new hour long show for 2009.

Different times, different places, same spirits, different faces.

Comedian William Andrews is getting over Greg. A mix of media, melodrama and monkey jokes.

A night of comedy to include several well known comedians (special guest line up to be announced) a celebrity infested raffle and a few more surprises thrown into the mix!

Celebrities – love them, hate them or love to hate them most people wouldn't mind being one

Character comedian Sue Harrison explores what happens when five very different individuals find themselves in a small studio theatre in North London. Some have never set foot in a theatre before, let alone performed, but with the stage to themselves the urge to interact with the crowd is too strong for them to resist.*

*Crown. noun A large number of people gathered together. verb (of a number of people) fill a space almost completely.
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Performing for the first time as part of National Theatre's New Connections, Islington Youth Theatre's exuberant young company return to the Pleasance with this astonishing urban fairytale for our times.

For selected dates only, Mark returns to the Pleasance to try out some new and old material, in preparation for a forthcoming tour...

A creative, interactive experience for children aged 3 – 5 years.

Join multi-talented Niki McCretton inside a lifelike stable to explore and imagine all kinds of pony tales. Lights, music, puppets transform a den into a theatrical adventure. Horseplay is a stunningly designed play and performance space packed with horse-themed treasures to explore!

Three of comedy's most aggressively gay men join forces as they dust off the old and tinkle out the new in this hour of preparation for their forthcoming TV show.

The Institute of the Unexplained is a freelance renegade think-tank which sets about giving definitive answers to life's most inexplicable questions. Questions like 'What happened to Lord Lucan?', 'Does ESP exist?' and 'How's my driving?'.

Join Idiots of Ants and special guests for a night of new comedy.

The Pigeon is back in the sequel to the hugely popular Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! This lively show is full of fun, feathers, laughter and excitement and features original music and lots of audience participation.

Bill Bailey, Flight of the Conchords, Bo Burnham – musical comedy is looking pretty damn hot right now!

If you think your life is bad … meet Semyon

Heroic deeds, wonderful music, heart-stopping action – this show is an absolute must for all lovers of Harry Potter, Narnia, Lord of The Rings and other classic fantasy stories.

Heroic deeds, wonderful music, heart-stopping action – this show is an absolute must for all lovers of Harry Potter, Narnia, Lord of The Rings and other classic fantasy stories...

Romance isn't dead. It's hanging on by its fingernails...

The Freedom Project is a new initiative from Only Connect, the arts company working with prisoners, ex-offenders and young people at risk of crime.

This brutal, comic play, by the enfant terrible of Austrian contemporary theatre, is finally back on the London stage.

Inspired by real events, Adam Cass' bleakly funny, deeply theatrical work delves into the mind of a teenage chat-room junkie, who spins a web of deceit that destroys two lives-all for the glory of love.

The baby brother of the all-mighty Sketchatron.

The baby brother of the all-mighty Sketchatron, Nano is the show to see brand new extended sets from the best sketch acts on the cicuit.

Jack's always wanted to be a real man, like the ones in the audience at Top Gear, but unfortunately he likes Smirnoff Ice and looks wrong with his shirt off.

If.comedy nominee 2008, Pippa Evans introduces you to new characters and new ideas in preparation for this year's Edinburgh Extravaganza.

The double if.comedy award nominee returns with a show about luck and how it can shape our lives.

Join Idiots of Ants and Special Guests for a night of new comedy.

Seb and Dustin from Fat Tongue bring their brand new Edinburgh show with a host of excellent new sketches. They've both been going to the gym regularly, so it should be a good show.

Jack's always wanted to be a real man.

An award-winning Broadway rock musical.

An award-winning Broadway rock musical with contemporary cult status, Rent is based on Puccini's opera La Boheme.

Idiots of Ants host this once a month sketch.

Seb and Dustin from Fat Tongue.

The critically-acclaimed comedy trio Gonzo Moose present their no-holds-barred "exceptional spoof thriller" (The List), You Don't Need to Know That.

If.comedy nominee 2008, Pippa Evans introduces you to new characters and new ideas in preparation for this year's Edinburgh Extravaganza.

Seb and Dustin from Fat Tongue bring their brand new Edinburgh show with a host of excellent new sketches. They've both been going to the gym regularly, so it should be a good show.

Part stand-up, part sketches, part monster; a fast paced mix of media, melodrama and monkey jokes.

Part stand-up, part sketches, part monster; a fast paced mix of media, melodrama and monkey jokes.

A life story from cradle to the world..

Diane Morgan and Joe Wilkinson in their new offering.

A life story from the cradle to the world including cognition, growing together, falling in love, breaking up, frustrations and an old man's clinical records.

The double if.comedy award nominee returns with a show about luck and how it can shape our lives.

The original Big Daddy of all sketch comedy showcases, the huge Sketchatron returns to London by popular demand, presenting the pick of the best sketch troupes from the Edinburgh Festival.

After a sell-out Edinburgh debut in 2008, this award-winning sketch troupe return with their fast-paced, exciting brand of comedy.

The original Big Daddy of all sketch comedy showcases, the huge Sketchatron returns to London by popular demand, presenting the pick of the best sketch troupes from the Edinburgh Festival.

After a sell-out Edinburgh debut in 2008, this award-winning sketch troupe return with their fast-paced, exciting brand of comedy.

Join Idiots of Ants and Special Guests for a night of new comedy.

Having witnessed a train manager abuse his position, (Hitler would've watched admiringly, taking notes), Tom tells Richard how random acts of kindness make good triumph over evil.

Jokes, rants, grievances, anecdotes and complaints, delivered impeccably by an irresistable curmudgeon. Writer and performer for 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' and 'The Now Show'

Is he a visionary in a sea of closed minds, or has he got anger-management problems?

Blake's. Wonders. Dwarves. Samurai. Oceans. Brides for Brothers. Seas of Rhye. Justin celebrates this fabulous number, in a romp through the seven basic stories. Expect takes of comedy, tragedy and overcoming the monster.

Matt brings us a preview of his excellent Edinburgh show, following the sell-out success of 'Keep Smiling Matt. Just Keep Smiling'

Portugal's Number One Reality TV Star brings his hotly anticipated debut show.
An international headliner comes to London to explore his inner animal through music, poetry and sincerity.

From BBC2's 'Winging It' and the acclaimed 'House of Windsor'

A weakness for women, good times, and adventures in the Media Jungle never did Ashley any harm. Apart from maybe the scrotum nailing incident. Bravo's Sin Cities star in a minefield of debauchery.

Outstanding character comedy: inspired creations from the star of ITV 1's Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder.

A piano-wielding prophet who has so far kept her thoughts to herself..

A piano-wielding prophet who has so far kept her thoughts to herself, Sue invites you into her lounge for musical snapshots of life from finishing school to doomsday.

Following a sell-out run in October, Mackenzie & McGuire bring their comic play 'I'll Always Think Of You That Way' to the Pleasance for a Fringe preview.

if.comedy award nominee Micky Flanagan returns witha brand new hour of comedy. Star of Radio 4 and Paramount.

Returning after 30 years in the comic wilderness, Bristol Revunions returns for an hour of intelligent, witty and hilarious sketches, show-casing the finest comic talent Bristol University has to offer.

The double if.comedy award nominee returns with a show.

Jack's always wanted to be a real man, like the ones in the audience at Top Gear, but unfortunately he likes Smirnoff Ice and looks wrong with his shirt off.

The double if.comedy award nominee returns with a show about luck and how it can shape our lives.

Diane Morgan and Joe Wilkinson in their new offering.

Diane Morgan and Joe Wilkinson in their new offering.

Lady Garden want to give you a sneak preview of their new Edinburgh show!
Come and see what happens when the collective brains of six young women are put together.

Eccentric Librarian seeks male for good times and illegal sperm harvesting. Must enjoy: literature, blackmailing and cuddles.
Own turkey bester preferred...

Papery indie waif and brusque Tory-boy return to funk out more sketches.

Lecoq-trained company reinvents the timeless Greek myth.

A man rediscovers his passion for life in the unlikeliest of places.....

'Best of the Fringe' (Observer 2008) Lecoq-trained company reinvents the timeless Greek myth.
One man's epic quest to reunite with his family and seek his bloody revenge.
Passionate, highly physical, and poignant storytelling brings this breathtaking adventure to life.

Lecoq-trained Half-Wit Theatre brings you an absurd yet oh-so-believable human tale.
A man rediscovers his passion for life in the unlikeliest of places...

Seb and Dustin from Fat Tongue bring their brand new Edinburgh show with a host of excellent new sketches. They've both been going to the gym regularly, so it should be a good show.

If.comedy nominee 2008, Pippa Evans introduces you to new characters and new ideas in preparation for this year's Edinburgh Extravaganza.

A poetic, movement and image-led performance about arrivals and departures. The continuous struggle to conquer a space and to make sense of every common action echoes the transformation of a woman.

A weakness for women, good times, and adventures in the Media Jungle never did Ashley any harm. Apart from maybe the scrotum nailing incident. Bravo's Sin Cities star in a minefield of debauchery.

Flamingo Feather Physical Theatre Company present a double bill...

Matt brings us a preview of his excellent Edinburgh show, following the sell-out success of 'Keep Smiling Matt. Just Keep Smiling'

Flamingo Feather Physical Theatre Company present a double bil.

Lighter Than Air enter the strange and bizarre universe of a wild balloon tamer where surreal and stupid things happen. Combining circus and comedy, performer and clown Danny Schlesinger creates an utterly joyous experience loaded with surprises and laughs.

Douglas has writers block. His ideas seem anchored to the mysterious image of a rabbit...

We aim to reach out to a young audience who may not usually go to the theatre.

We are Klang, fresh from their summer holiday in Klangbury are now preparing for their live DVD record. Watch them try to remember old lines and try new bits and bobs at this one-off gig at their favourite London venue

Bruce Bane is a hired hand that gets the job done. Join Bane as he works his way through the city in this dark tale of revenge. One man film-noir paroy with live music.

In 2007 White Rose Theatre brought you the unforgettable TONY! The Blair Musical, which was 'hugely funny', (Independent) 'absolutely five-star', (Times) 'zestily irreverent', (Telegraph) 'ruthlessly effective', (Evening Standard) and 'a joy to behold' (Scotsman). Well, we're back...

Explore the darkness between the trees!

Described by Ricky Gervais as 'one of the most influential British stand ups of the past 10 years' and winner of the coveted British Comedy Award for 'Best Live Performer'.

A comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan.
A fresh, innovative and magical production of this favourite, classic musical comedy, marking the Pleasance's first operatic departure.

A play about real love

'Quite simply the best sketch and character comedy night in town' (Time Out).

Total Theatre Award nominees, Gonzo Moose present the spoof gothic horror, IS THAT A BOLT IN YOUR NECK?

What stories wait hidden in one man's legacy of Things?

Come to The Great Puppet Horn for tales bizarre and comic; presented in the monochrome glory of the shadow screen...

A tale of love, hope, isolation and betrayal in a world of mermaids and gnomes...

Turn off the lights and we'll tell some tales...

An evening of eclectic and entertaining puppetry awaits you...

Two pirate radio stations are anchored in the same murky coastal waters.

A fast-moving story of piracy, passion and vinyl...

Striking visuals, acrobatics, movement and music combine in this beautiful ancient Greek story of the origin of love and the reason why we search of our other half.

'Quite simply the best sketch and character comedy night in town' (Time Out).

Jesus My Boy stars Tom Conti as a feisty Joseph in a hilariously refreshing intimate play written by comedian John Dowie.

Songs, laughs and scary fun for childen aged 3 and up (and their grown-ups)...

Award Winning Sketch troupe Clever Peter present new material as they share the stage with William Andrews the taller half of sketch group WILL &

Award Winning Sketch troupe Clever Peter present new material as they share the stage with the superb character comedian Colin Hoult as seen on Russell Howard's Good News. A double bill not to be missed.

Idiots of Ants host this once a month sketch, stand-up, music and character comedy night where the best acts on the London circuit 'Crash Test' their most recent material

Chase away the winter blues with six deliciously different tales of dalliance and damnation from White Rose Theatre, creators of satirical smash TONY! The Blair Musical.

The award winning, Edinburgh Fringe sell out and self proclaimed mind-reader who can't read minds.

Idiots of Ants host this once a month sketch, stand-up, music and character comedy night where the best acts on the London circuit 'Crash Test' their most recent material.

CBeebies Presenter Andy Day and long-term comedy partner Mike james brings his much loved humour to this high energy, fast-paced children's comedy. In a production aimed at 4-11 year olds (and their entire families!!),

Alison loves cake, and needs to get over it. Savannah lives part-time in Sunnydale Rehabilitation Retreat, full-time in her head.

Join fun-junkies The Dog-Eared Collective for a full throttle thrill ride through the turnpikes of pleasure.

Cloud Dance Festival returns with its first festival of the year, bringing you a fresh selection of new, exciting, intriguing and quirky contemporary dance, with a few special guests.

Kevin's delightfully well observed debut show reveals his innermost thoughts on a variety of topics from his homeland of Scotland to the world beyond. His unique brand of social commentary, astute observations and sharp one-liners arguably make him the hottest act to come out of Scotland in the last ten years.

Three massive dickheads try out new bits and bobs. Absolutely none of the money raised from these events will go to charity.

When a cruel twist of fate left Isla Rose trapped between life and death all she needed was a friend. Then along came Jack.

The award winning Pentabus Theatre tell the story of Brian Viner and his family as they move from a terraced house in Crouch End to a rambling grange in rural Herefordshire.

An intriguing tale for grown ups filled with mischief, disobedience, isolation and forgetfulness.

The Winner of the NSDF and Methuen Drama Emerging Artists' Competition. The new bracingly physical show from Bear Trap Theatre Company. Six actors, five chairs, one table and an ocean. Bound

After sell out Edinburgh shows in 2008 and 2009, the award winning sketch troup Clever Peter bring their 2010 sell out Edinburgh Show back to London. Don't miss the last chance to see this show!

Vamos Theatre brings together a number of ex-Trestle Theatre members to create Nursing Lives, a full-mask theatre production alive with visual inventiveness, evocative music and song, physical theatre and 1940s dance sequences.

Following sell-out seasons of Skin Tight at Pleasance and Riverside Studios, Shakey Isles Theatre are presenting the world premiere of Allen O'Leary's new play My Inner Orc

Toby- Fresh from their Edinburgh debut, sisters Sarah and Lizzie perform inappropriate sketches in a bid to win their mother's attention.

January 1945.  Paris has been liberated. Christiane, an eccentric, acutely myopic Parisian waits at Gare du Nord for a ticket to England to be reunited with her fiancé

A play about what would have happened if Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. had ever met.

Late Night Gimp Fight return to London for one night only, after a complete sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nomination that cemented their position as one of the most exciting sketch groups in the country.

Double Booked! Written and performed by Ginny Davis
Fresh from a sell-out run at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Ginny Davis weaves
a “delightful tale” (www.fringe-review.co.uk) in another “well observed” (The Stage)
,” clever and witty” (The Scotsman) one woman show.

Terrifying Halloween awesome-fun Masquerading as satire, camouflaged as theatre

2009 Sitcom Trials Award-Winners McNeil and Pamphilon return to London with their 2010 SELL-OUT EDINBURGH SHOW.

Comedy sketch group The Three Englishmen (Time Out Critic’s Choice) return to London to perform their hit EDINBURGH FRINGE 2010 SHOW – an unmissable hour of inspired sketches and songs to split your sides, amaze your eyes, and make your heart sing

Star of Channel 4’s 'Rude Tube' and 'Balls of Steel' and So You Think You’re Funny finalist 1999, brings his brand new stand-up show to the Pleasance.

Following sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2010, Pants on Fire's latest actor-musician extravaganza comes to London

Lady Garden return to the Pleasance for one night only!

An evening of New Writing

Friday 12th 1.30pm

Once upon a time, in gilded
picture frames,lived a story…

Angelos tries out material for a forthcoming tour.

Following 2009’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, three sell-out Edinburgh festivals and appearing alongside John Cleese at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, the Ants (BBC1, BBC2, E4, Radio 4 and Chortle 'best sketch act' award winners) return from their UK tour with their fourth brand new full-length comedy show

Join Idiots of Ants for a work in progress of their debut radio show for BBC Radio 7.

Work in progress

Hope is the thing with feathers

A new play by Zoe Grainge on voyeurism, loneliness, and a parallel universe.

Grand opening of Storytellers' Club at The Pleasance, Islington.
A club for people who like stories

Mark Thomas continues his quest for the People's Manifesto developing and requesting ideas for his brand new radio 4 show. Come and submit your policy.

Crows sourcing, but no crowd surfing.

CRASH TEST COMEDY – AMAZING CHRISTMAS LINE UP!

8th December, 8pm. Pleasance Theatre, Main House, Caledonian Road, Islington, N7 9EF.

              PAPPY’S, PENNY DREADFULS and IDIOTS OF ANTS.

Ireland’s favourite comedy rock supergroup is back in London. Expect smoke machines, screaming guitar solos and everything from hip-hop slow jams to '80s stadium anthems.

Company is Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s prolific, revolutionary musical comedy. Set in New York, Company explores a brief moment in the mind of its central character, a thirty-five year old bachelor Robert, via his three girlfriends and his ten married, once married, or soon to be married friends. Robert is unable to commit to a long-term relationship, let alone marriage, and looks to the relationships of those around him for guidance, satisfaction, and validation.

Joe Wilkinson: My mum's called Stella and my dad's called Brian (work in progress) Award winning stand up comedian tells you in great detail that nothing has really ever happened to him. Or has it? Not really.

The Boom Jennies and Friends – Christmas Sketchtacular
A fantastic night of festive frivolity hosted by The Boom Jennies, and featuring some of London's finest sketch acts. Expect exceptional jokes, seasonal surprises and a free mince pie.

Work in Progress Stand up Comedy

One of London’s top sketch nights’ (Spoonfed) is re-launched at the Pleasance Islington.
This is a chance to see an extended set of new material from host act Delete the Banjax every month as well as the best stand-up, character and sketch guest acts on the live circuit.

The Comedians Theatre Company Christmas Itch will feature the naughty Frenchman, Marcel LeCont, surreal and silly humour from Seymour Mace and his Christmas Rat, and more of the shockingly dark comic Cul-de-Sac scripts from Matthew Osborne, winner of So You Think You're Funny.... We'll have lots more great comedians trying new comedy and drama scripts out – join us in the bar for a drink afterwards!

Work in Progress Stand Up Comedy

Never one to take the easy option, Mark decided to go rambling in the Middle East and walked the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier crossing between the Israeli and the Palestinian side.

Mark Steel Live On Tour
This is a work in progress show

John Hegley returns with an interactive show for familie, in the magical Pleasance Mainhouse. The audience are invited to sing along. But not to dance. Much.

Everyone’s favourite brother and sister are in London for the first time with their extremely everso wonderful stage show!

‘One of London’s top sketch nights’ (Spoonfed).

A chance to see an extended set of new material from host act Delete the Banjax every month as well as the best stand-up, character and sketch guest acts on the live circuit.

Brett Goldstein attempts to tell the 100% true story of his time in Marbella as a young man, running a strip club.

Big characters, inventive sketches and fast-paced fun for those who enjoy a riot but would rather sit in a theatre and laugh. Hotly tipped as ones to watch for the future, come and be charmed by three men who take silly very seriously. Hurry, this is important.

What happens when great music falls into the hands of talented idiots? You get the world's most musically challenged string trio – PLUCK!

A multi-award winning fire-cracker of a devised piece weaving dance, live video and piano score.
 

Two nights of work-in-progress shows from this brilliantly surreal and charming stand-up’s 2011 Edinburgh show

Star of BBC3's hit sitcom How Not to Live Your Life tests new stand-up routines and songs in preparation for his UK tour beginning in March. 

Just for Laughs are back at Pleasance Islington after their 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival showcase, seeking out the best up and coming comedians that the UK has to offer for their Montreal, Chicago and Toronto Festivals.

'Beat This – the great new music-based game show from ‘brilliant musical comedian’ (Time Out) Rob Deering – comes to the Pleasance this Spring.

All previous members of Cambridge Footlights, Daran Johnson, Alastair Roberts and Liam Williams. Sheeps is their offbeat spin on the conventional sketch show style, albeit more self-reflexive as they compile the written sketches with improvised interludes from the three here gentlemen, or sheep.

In response to three sold out debut performances in June, London Urban Collective return with their sensational Hipopera Purgatory for eight nights and their shot at raising enough funds to take the cast and production to The Edinburgh Festival later this summer.

Bec Applebee well known for her work with internationally acclaimed companies Kneehigh Theatre, Wild Works and Dalla now presents for you “Oh Mary”. This is a one woman physical theatre show based on the incredible life story of Mary Bryant; Cornish Highway Woman, Convict, Mother and Maritime adventurer.

Adapted from Saundersʼ self-animated YouTube series of the same name (which has amassed over 70,000 views) Six And A Half Loves charts the fortunes and misfortunes of three of the most perfect couples who ever existed in the world, ever. Three couples that would make people smile by their very presence. Only they never make it. Because sometimes even destiny isnʼt enough.

Max and Ivan, monsters of sketch comedy (Spoonfed), present a free preview of their next show which tells the story of the world’s greatest detective as he tackles Chicago’s murky underworld in his FINAL thrilling escapade.

Since his first gig in 2008 Josh has had a remarkable impact on the comedy circuit. In just two years he has been named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2010 and after just a handful of gigs made it to the final of the prestigious 'So You Think You're Funny' final at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008.
Ivo Graham started performing stand-up in December 2008 as a violent rebellion against his failure in every other extra-curricular activity available to him at university.

David Reed and Thom Tuck bring their new stand up shows to the Pleasance!

As Claire begins work on the most exciting commission of her career – a public sculpture for the 2012 Olympics – she has a life-changing stroke.

One third of The Penny Dreadfuls, the best-loved sketch troupe at the Edinburgh Fringe, and star of BBC2's Fast & Loose, Humphrey Ker is bringing his hugely anticipated debut solo show to the festival this year

Idiots of Ants host this once a month sketch, stand up, music and character comedy night where the best acts on the circuit 'Crash Test' their most recent material.

Set during, and in the aftermath of the First World War, this poignant drama follows the lives of three members of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, on an incredible journey from the mines of Cornwall to the fields of Flanders, and back home again.

‘One of London’s top sketch nights’ (Spoonfed). A chance to see an extended set of new material from host act Delete the Banjax every month as well as the best stand-up, character and sketch guest acts on the live circuit.

The humble quest for Universal Genius is the slightly ridiculous quiz show that sees comedian Mark Allen pit top stand-ups against each other in a bid to find a modern-day Universal Genius.
 

Comedians Theatre Company presents Itch:A Scratch Event – a mixed bag of brand new work. Rehearsed and unrehearsed scripts, a bunch of talent and lots of fun!

The long-running storytelling evening joins forces with The Pleasance Islington, to bring you a night of magical tales beside a faux-log-fireplace.  Clever and cool comedy and music folk gather to tell stories to make your heart soar.

Internationally acclaimed director and playwright Gerald Thomas presents the world premier of Throats.
Gerald Thomas has won countless international awards for his work as a director and playwright. His talent and innovative style have lead him to work alongside Samuel Beckett, as his protégée, as well as creating numerous collaborations with Philip Glass

Latchicko Productions Presents

“Around the World on 80 quid”
The multi award winning show by Aindrias de Staic returns to Melbourne!!!

The hectic Joureny of an a musical philathropissed who rambles the globe losing his mind only to
eventually find himself and his music in the process.
This unique show, by award winning Irish comic actor Aindrias de Staic has won accolades and rave
reviews all over the globe, and now comes to London for a special one-off performance.

(Aindrias is back in London performing in West End show Woody Sez, and is sneaking up to Islington
to give us a gig!)

The show has a rare capacity to entertain any audience with it very natural blend of fantastic Virtuoso
Violin Playing and Comic traditional Irish story telling.

A night of stories told through sound.

Close your eyes and open your ears to the world of story telling through sound... This month the Pleasance Theatre is playing host to In The Dark's Cinema of Sound – a project that celebrates the world of radio and audio storytelling.  This month we are joined by writer and presenter, Hardeep Singh Kohli, who will be curating an evening of listening...in the dark! 

Ali and Jensen, two men struggling against the riptide of their thirties, are caught in their flat as a giant wave breaks. As biblical floods rage and millions die outside, they hide under the sofa from the noise and search for the TV remote.

Come and join us at the Pleasance London as we try and select the cream of the crop of young comedians to take with us to Edinburgh.

Set in a Tatiesque-cum-Orwellian world of tannoy broadcasts, random directives, microdots and listening devices, 'The Department of Smelling Pistakes' is a delightfully daft piece of slapstick comedy about a Soviet civil servant's attempt to hold onto his job even though he can't remember what it is, while an Inspector threatens to wrestle if from him by putting him through a series of bizarre tests. Speaking in suspect Russian accents and communicating in what appears to be poorly translated English, the pair stumble through one misunderstanding after another as they try to outdo each other at political correctness. An hilarious satire on mind-numbing bureaucracy and Party paranoia, with spadefuls of surreal comedy and wordfoolery.

Working Title is the hilariously funny and highly impressive new imporvisation show from Feature Spot, featuring the stars of BB2's hit improv show 'Fast and Loose'. It's a narrative imporvisation game with a twist: in 'Working Title' it's you, the audience, who get to call the shots...

The Hollycopter.
Comedy preview by Chortle Best newcomer Holly Walsh.

Arnab Chanda attempts his first solo show, a work in progress pointlessly entitled “Dr. Sad Cookiepants and No Spring Chicken."

'Beat This – the great new music-based game show from ‘brilliant musical comedian’ (Time Out) Rob Deering – comes to the Pleasance this Spring. Each night four different stand-ups and one audience battle and banter it out over the highs and lows of rock and pop, with Rob providing the live music.

John Hegley returns with an all new interactive, imaginative and inventive show for the whole family!

Come along, sing along, but don’t dance along… much.

For five nights only following a successful run in Bristol: GreenLight Theatre presents a twisting 18thcentury melodrama of love, hope, evil, music and betrayal. 

The Great Big Sketch Off! Featuring:  Late Night Gimp Fight; The Penny Dreadfuls; Clever Peter;  The Betamales; McNeil and Pamphilon; Max and Ivan & The Gentlemen of Leisure.   Two days, four teams, one show to fight it out for the title of The Ultimate Sketch Team. 

Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories have enchanted both children and adults for generations.

Using everyday objects found in an atiic, five of the best-beloved stories are brought to life. Find out from these delightful tales why the moon pulls the tide, (rather than a crab who is taller than the smoke of three volcanoes), and the reason why the elephant's nose is so long.

Come and play with Shakespeare's words and stories just as actors do in the rehearsal room.  We'll explore rhythms, sounds and pictures in the language, and bring scenes to life together.

Join Benny Boot ***** (3Weeks), “keen instinct for jokes” (chortle), NBC’s Last Comic Standing (UK Finalist); preview his debut hour show – Set-up, Punchline…Pause for laughter…just a fancy way of saying JOKES- structured in an offbeat unconventional style.

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Proudly presents

“Welcome To Wherever I Am”

An Evening with Dom Joly

This is a Work in Progress show

A truly hilarious evening with one of the UK’s most innovative comedians.

One of London’s top sketch nights’ (Spoonfed).

An extended set of new material from host act Delete the Banjax every month as well as the best
character and sketch guest acts on the live circuit.

Hello and welcome to “Just Enough For The Real World” an in-depth physiological look
at everyday scenarios humans can experience…….. In the form of a Musical.

Seafaring myths, haunting shanties and vivid stories from the deep abound in this epic piece of theatre – all inspired by a journey half-way across the world.

Comedians Theatre Company and the Pleasance present Itch. Rehearsed and unrehearsed scripts, a bunch of talent, and lots of fun! Past Itch performers have included Hardeep Singh Kohli, Hattie Hayridge, Simon Munnery, Jarred Christmas, Phil Cornwell, Steve Frost, Jenny Eclair, Jack Whitehall, Jo Caulfield and Lionel Blair.

The Pork Crunch takes us on a 90 minute roller coaster of drugs, desperation and desire leading to the kidnapping of a £3000 fish...

(confines)
• the borders or boundaries of a place, esp. with regard to their restricting freedom of movement
• the limits or restrictions of something abstract, esp. a subject or sphere of activity

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the greatest arts festival in the world. Plenty for all to see! So why Sheeps?

"Excellently silly... great deal of promise" – Scotsman

"Smart gags... winning delivery...very intriguing prospect" - Chortle

For 8 shows only, catch Michael McIntyre (Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News for You) in his work in progress run this May at Pleasance!

Set in St Petersburg at the time of the Czar, Gogol's black comedy sees the clerk Poprishchin sharpening endless quills for his boss while fantasising wildly about the boss's daughter.
 
In the insane bureaucratic hierarchy of 19th century Russia, rung after rung stretches above and minion after minion competes below with our poor protagonist whose life is empty of everything but obsessive work and ambition.

Storytellers' Club: you show, we tell.
A club for people who like stories. The long-running storytelling evening joins forces with Pleasance Islington, to bring you a night of magical tales beside a faux-log-fireplace. Clever and cool comedy and music folk gather to tell stories to make your heart soar.

As the Ants continue working towards a brand new full length show for this year’s Edinburgh come and watch them try-out 30 minutes of fresh material. They will be joined on the night by The Beta Males.

Off the back of January’s success, this slightly ridiculous quiz show that sees comedian Mark Allen pit top stand-ups against each other in a bid to find a modernday Universal Genius is back at the Pleasance.
Josie Long Vs Mike Wozniak

This is Federico del Cacho, a man devoted to his family and his friends, a dazzling career and an income that everyone would aspire to.
But aside from his success, Federico is missing something...

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by James Goldman Originally produced on Broadway by Harold Prince | By Special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh

Second Company Productions presents the 40th anniversary production of Follies, the Sondheim and Goldman classic and legendary Broadway musical.

Theatre de l’Ange fou and International School of Corporeal Mime present their end of year performance.

Steve Hall and Russell Kane preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

War. Fatherhood. Betrayal.

Set during, and in the aftermath of the First World War, this poignant drama follows the lives of three members of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, on an incredible journey from the mines of Cornwall to the fields of Flanders, and back home again.

A story about love. And sweets, which are more reliable.

Seminar (Emily Watson-Howes) and Jigsaw preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

A spoof Hollywood-style reboot from half of sketch favourites Tommy and the Weeks

Tim is a lonely boy who wants to be friends with the most brilliant boys and girls in town. One day, him and his little cat, Light, unwittingly take a train journey to a moonlit Victorian house. In this magical world of shadows, the duo will need to discover what true friendship really means before it is too late...

Come and join Ian D Montford for his Edinburgh Preview.

Theatre de l’Ange fou and International School of Corporeal Mime present their end of year performance

In a surreal journey, different characters interact and collide in a dreamlike atmosphere.

Directed by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum

Come and see Benny Boot in his Edinburgh Preview

Come and see Josh Widdicombe in his Edinburgh Preview

Critically acclaimed creators of 'The Bunker' welcome you abourd their new sketch-comedy thrillride.

History's greatest detective tackles Chicago's murky underworld in his final thrilling escapade, recently discovered by award winning comedy duo Max and Ivan (Time Out Critics Choice).
A prohibition-era tale of revenge, whiskey and javelins.

Come and join Nick Helm for his Edinburgh Preview

A lovely mind sending out constructs of the gleefully absurd.

Come and see Lady Garden's Edinburgh preview!

National Youth Theatre's 2011 Playing Up graduation productions written by the winners of
the national competition Write to Shine. Playing Up is National Youth Theatre's award winning
accredited social inclusion programme for young people at risk. Participants undertake a year's
intensive acting training before progressing onto Drama school, university or employment in the
industry.

Come and join Matthew Crosby for his Edinburgh Preview.

Come and join Chris Cox for his Edinburgh Preview.

DELETE THE BANJAX ...presents Pigs & Ponies
An Edinburgh Fringe Preview

Everyone’s (my) favourite sketch comedy group, Delete the Banjax, return to Pleasance Islington to do some stuff in the sweaty studio.

What to expect – sketches, a sweaty studio.
What not to expect – pigs, ponies.

Come and see the Idiot of Ants in their Edinburgh preview.

One third of The Penny Dreadfuls, the best-loved sketch troupe at the Edinburgh Fringe, and star of BBC2's Fast & Loose, Humphrey Ker is bringing his hugely anticipated debut solo show to the festival this year.

Come and see Tom price in his Edinburgh preview

Musical Theatre Presentations:

Sunday 10th July 1.30pm
Extracts from The Wiz Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls

Sunday 10th July 7.30pm
Extracts from Anything Goes

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

Monday 11th July 1.30pm
Extracts from Fiddler on the Roof Music by Jerry bock and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Monday 11th July 7.30pm
Extracts from Carousel Music by Richard Rodgers and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein

Tuesday 12th July 1.30pm
Extracts from Anything Goes Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

Tuesday 12th July 7.30pm
Extracts from The Wiz Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls

Wednesday 13th July 1.30pm
Extracts from Carousel Music by Richard Rodgers and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein

Wednesday 13th July 7.30pm
Extracts from Fiddler on the Roof Music by Jerry bock and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Dance Presentations:

Saturday 16th July 7.30pm

Sunday 17th July 1.30pm or 7.30pm

Naz Osmanoglu and Baby Diaries (Emily Watson-Howes) preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

Jimmy McGhie and Richard Herring preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

FIT FOR PURPOSE
Pleasance/Charlie Harthill/ End Child Detention Now

Gareth Richards and Jigsaw preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

The Comedy Zone and Seminar (Emily Watson-Howes) preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

Peacock & Gamble and Roisin Conaty preview their new material in preparation for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

Freshers’ Week: a world where first impressions mean everything. FRESHER charts the arrival of five fresh-faced teenagers who embark on a voyage of self discovery as they enter the world of university.
 
The winner of the MTM:UK 'Best New Musical 2010'; this shamelessly truthful and touching musical comedy about university Freshers' Week is a must see for students past, present and future.

The Mercy Seat
By Neil LaBute
Dates: 30 August – 18 September
Performances: Tuesday – Saturday 8pm, Saturday Matinee 3pm, Sunday 7pm
Pleasance Theatre Islington

In a time of national tragedy, the world changes overnight. On September 12th 2001, Ben Harcourt finds himself in the downtown apartment of his lover, and boss, Abby Prescott. They should have perished in the attack on the Twin Towers, and now Ben contemplates using the tragedy to run away and start a new life. Together they face a terrible choice, and the phone won’t stop ringing…..

When Richard brings an unconscious girl into his family’s home, the rural idyll treasured by his wife Corinne is shattered and cracks in their relationship begin to show. As his deception is revealed and the stranger’s identity emerges, Corinne’s perceived truth collapses..

Interested in developing your skills as a performer? New to theatre and want to learn more?

Come and sign up for one of our Adult Drama Courses or have a taste with a one off skills workshop.
Call the box office for more details

“The Overcoat” takes its audience on a whistlestop tour of the last forty years of banking history.

Musicians from around the world who are blind or partially sighted celebrate the power of music to transform lives

These two exciting and memorable one-woman shows were devised and created
entirely from scratch led by Artistic Director Tal Jakubowiczova.

“Death of a Theatre Critic” – an enjoyable hit. One can only enjoy the revealing, funny and tender picture of contemporary people that Joakim Groth paints.

Suicide Letter Love Note is a fresh, funny and irreverent look at the joys and
agonies of first love, lost love, sex and comic books.

Larwood, believer and understander of mankind, performs a show where he battles the stigma of being typecast as a bald person with mental health problems.

These two exciting and memorable one-woman shows were devised and created
entirely from scratch led by Artistic Director Tal Jakubowiczova.

It's a fact that everything you do, like talking or working or performing or anything, should be important. And meaningful. Shows at 19:15 and 21:00.

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

The award-winning Henna Night by Amy Rosenthal is an entertaining and wickedly perceptive play about the intimacy and rivalry of female relationships.

Matt Forde: Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left and Peacock & Gamble Don't Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway

Imagine your favourite thing and replace it with this show – great highs, no real lows and all begins with a really nice walk.

This is musical theatre alchemy at its finest – from Les Miserables to The Phantom of the Opera, no song is safe.

Can a one-night stand last a lifetime? These hopeful, hapless romantics can barely get breakfast – let alone get together.

Ben works for Stu flipping burgers in a south London take-away. Danny is Mr Fix-It – or so they think. When a stranger turns up out of the blue, assumptions around their relationship are called into question.

The generations clash in Bill Naughton's domestic comedy as the respectable, upstanding Crompton family steadily falls apart over the question of the uneaten herring.

Proud father, Helge, invites his children home to celebrate his 60th birthday. When his son, Christian, comes to make his toast however, the veneer of familial success is shattered.

This first full-length play from Seiriol Davies is a fearless examination of old age in contemporary Britain.

Comedians telling tales, by a faux log fire.

Glamorous 40’s and flashy circus meets the dark energy of post-modern Mime; Magic shows, burlesque, and many exciting surprises are waiting for you.

Catch this Edinburgh Preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Larwood, believer and understander of mankind, performs a show where he battles the stigma of being typecast as a bald person with mental health problems.

Spring Awakening celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy and passion that you will never forget.

A barnstorming debut solo hour at the Fringe from Thomas Nelstrop, a man who has quite literally been on television.

The life of the violinist and composer Joseph Emidy is one of the most extraordinary of
modern times.

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Alan Davies is taking his 'Life is Pain' show to Edinburgh and around the UK, after it received good reviews in Australia.

‘Expert stand-up' (Sunday Times) for anyone who used to have principles.

The story of two lovers carefully intertwines the most ravishing of Handel’s arias from his many
operas, romping from drama to comedy, from tragedy to laughter.

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Tales of social ineptitude, overbearing parents and desperately trying to fit in.

Hal returns for his 4th Edinburgh debut. He’s older, wiser, and much nearer a full breakdown.

The ocean. Dark. Mysterious. Forbidding. Elsewhere, The Pin are an exciting new sketch trio making their hotly tipped Fringe debut.

Multi-award-winning comedian Joe Lycett brings his highly anticipated debut to the Fringe.

Writer and Performer in sketch group Clever Peter (BBC RADIO 4) presents a preview performance of his debut solo character comedy show.

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

7 is a new writing event, which showcases the talent of emerging new writers.
14 exciting monologues by 14 exciting new writers.
Each character represents either a deadly sin or a heavenly virtue. Which one are you?

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Gathering together the UK's finest jazz musicians and throwing them on stage with the world's most exciting comics.

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this limited Edinburgh preview before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this limited Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Join Balkan Bad-boys Boris & Sergey simply the greatest Vaudevillian double act to grace the small stage as they prepare to smash the Edinburgh Fringe!

Catch this limited Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Newton Basset. A traditional seaside resort forgotten by the British public,
until three businessmen arrive with a question: how much of your town’s soul
are you willing to sell to make it fit into the modern world?

Catch this Edinburgh Preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Catch this Edinburgh preview at Pleasance London before it hits the Fringe!

Prior to eloping to Edinburgh Panta Rei Theatre offers a day of exciting workshops. In the morning, an
introduction to the masks and archetypes of Commedia dell’Arte, and in the afternoon, an exploration of the
devising techniques the company used to create the surreal world of Don Quixote de la Mancha.

Peacock & Gamble Don't Even Want To Be On Telly Anyway and Paul McCaffrey: Pills'n'Thrills and Belly Laughs

At night, Don Quixote arrives in a cemetery with his old horse Rocinante accompanied as ever by Sancho
Panza and Donkey. They stumble upon Hamlet’s gravediggers, involved in alchemical experiments as
they debate the meanings of life, death and everything in between. But this garden of souls is not all that it
appears, and rational laws disappear to make way for something absurd, surreal and grotesque...

Fran Moulds: Significant Human Error and Paul McCaffrey: Pills'n'Thrills and Belly Laughs

Come and jeer at this feckless fool in his homemade canoe.

Critically acclaimed sketch storytellers return after two sell-out Fringes with the secret history of the British Space Programme and why you've never heard of it.

A Royal encounter. An enduring love. A bungalow in Penge.

A Royal encounter. An enduring love. A bungalow in Penge.

It's late 2014 and Britain's coalition government has only six months left to run.

Don't miss Pete Firman, 'the new poster-boy for British comedy magic' (Telegraph), as he returns to Edinburgh with an all-new box of tricks.

'Witty, fast-moving and hugely enjoyable ... a terrific script' (David Haig, writing in the Independent).

Witness the west end's greatest hits stripped bare by our scandalous parodies.

Catch Jack as he road-tests his new material for a 2012 tour.

After a six year absence from Stand-Up, he’s back, agonizing over the slightest of annoyances and misdemeanors.

Micky will be trying out some new material before he goes on tour.

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut is a lovingly disrespectful homage to one of the classic films of all time.

John is forty one and a single dad. Fin is ten years old and autistic. He isn't a genius. His only special power is making his Dad laugh.

Join award-winning sparky stand up Joe Lycett as he workshops material for his second hour show

Fasten your seatbelts, Slightly Fat Features the smash hit comedy ensemble are back with a brand new hilarious show.

Winner of the NSDF Emerging Artists Competition Edinburgh 2012

BEASTS took the Edinburgh Festival by storm with their critically successful show.

Star of Mock The Week performs a work in progress show ahead of a major UK tour for 2013.

After the Comedy International Conference & Delegates Dinner we are proudly presenting the 2nd Comedy International Showcase.

‘A raucously idiotic hour’ The Guardian ****

A double bill of internationally acclaimed theatre from two of the UK’s
most exciting performers.

Micky will be trying out some new material before he goes on tour.

Driven by an insatiable thirst for knowledge and unlimited power, Dr Faustus makes a pact with the devil and in turn relinquishes his soul.

Fasten your seatbelts, Slightly Fat Features the smash hit comedy ensemble are back with a brand new hilarious show.

Coming to the Pleasance London after its smash hit Edinburgh run, COALITION charts the final days of Lib Dem Leader Matt Cooper, in this fast-moving comedy satire about modern politics.