Venue Information

Venue Code:
33
Venue:
Pleasance Courtyard
Venue Address:
60 Pleasance
Venue Postcode:
EH8 9TJ

Venue Description:
The Pleasance’s famous cobblestone Courtyard has been entertaining festival audiences since 1985 and is considered by many to be the very heart of the Fringe. Come join us for the best comedy, theatre and children's shows at 'the centre of the cultural universe' (Scotsman).

Venue Phone:
0131 556 6550


Venue Facilities:
-

Cafe Details:

Age Limits:
Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00.

Performance Spaces

NameCapacityAge LimitShowsPerformances
Above146Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9177
Attic50Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 10249
Baby Grand66Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 10227
Below55Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 11250
Beneath102Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 8158
Beside95Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 8204
Beyond336Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 7166
Bunker One56Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 10245
Bunker Three46Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 11257
Bunker Two56Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9226
Cabaret Bar170Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9144
Cellar42Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 10249
Forth257Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 10153
Grand750Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 13114
Pleasance One299Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9138
Pleasance Two158Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 7171
The Green60Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 10222
Upstairs91Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 12206

Shows and Performances

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NameGenreWherePerformancesNext Performance
#CHARLOTTESVILLE – The play that Trump does not want you to see!TheatreBunker Two26Wed 30/07 12:20
1984TheatreAbove26Wed 30/07 11:25
22: Brooke's Time Space SequinsTheatreBunker Three13Thu 31/07 11:35
A Jaffa Cake MusicalMusicals and OperaForth26Wed 30/07 14:00
A Version of LifeTheatreBelow25Thu 31/07 12:30
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 ShowsComedyUpstairs14Tue 12/08 20:20
Abnormally Funny PeopleComedyBeside26Wed 30/07 16:50
Ada and Bron: The Origin of LoveComedyAttic25Wed 30/07 23:00
Adam Riches and John Kearns are Ball and Boe – For Three Nights OnlyComedyGrand3Thu 14/08 23:00
Alex Stringer: Happy HourComedyBunker Three26Wed 30/07 18:00
Alice Cockayne: Licensed. Professional. Trained. Qualified.ComedyBunker Two24Wed 30/07 22:40
Amelia Hamilton: Forget Me NotComedyAttic25Wed 30/07 21:45
Amy Annette: Busy BodyComedyBaby Grand26Wed 30/07 16:35
Amy Mason: Behold!ComedyBaby Grand26Wed 30/07 17:50
Andy Barr: The Hotly Anticipated 4th Debut Hour from Rising Star, Andy BarrComedyCellar25Wed 30/07 20:00
Andy Parsons: Please #@!$ Off to MarsComedyCabaret Bar11Wed 30/07 18:50
Anna Hale: Control FreakComedyCellar25Wed 30/07 17:30
Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and RoundaboutsComedyBunker One23Wed 30/07 16:45
BAIRNSTheatreBunker Three26Wed 30/07 14:05
Ben Moor: A Three Thing DayTheatreBelow26Wed 30/07 13:50
Benny Shakes: Slugageddon!Children's ShowsThe Green13Wed 30/07 14:15
Best of Edinburgh Showcase ShowComedyCabaret Bar25Thu 31/07 13:10
Beth Wants The DTheatreBaby Grand23Wed 30/07 13:45
Blaze FMTheatrePleasance Two24Wed 30/07 16:45
Bloomsbury BellTheatreCellar24Wed 30/07 13:45
Body CountTheatreThe Green25Wed 30/07 19:15
Breaking the MusicalComedyPleasance Two25Wed 30/07 18:30
Brits Abroad: BannedTheatreBaby Grand13Wed 30/07 12:20
Business Casual: CowboysComedyUpstairs14Mon 11/08 21:40
Cara and Kelly are Best Friends Forever For LifeTheatreBunker Three26Wed 30/07 15:20
Cat Cohen: Broad StrokesComedyPleasance One21Thu 31/07 21:00
ChatterboxTheatreThe Green8Mon 18/08 13:00
Chloe Petts: Big NaturalsComedyForth25Wed 30/07 19:00
Chortle Student Comedy Award FinalComedyForth1Mon 11/08 22:00
Crowley Time: The DiPoni ContingencyComedyBeneath1Wed 13/08 19:40
Crybabies: The ScaringComedyPleasance Two26Wed 30/07 20:00
David Elms Describes a RoomComedyBaby Grand26Wed 30/07 21:35
Dead AirTheatreBunker One25Wed 30/07 11:40
Dear Annie, I Hate YouTheatrePleasance Two22Wed 30/07 12:00
DegenerateTheatreBunker One22Wed 30/07 23:10
Deirdre O'Kane: O'Kaning ItComedyCabaret Bar13Tue 12/08 18:50
Do You Accept These Charges?TheatreBelow24Wed 30/07 15:10
Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure!Children's ShowsBeyond25Wed 30/07 13:40
Don Toberman: Ping Pong ChampTheatreAttic23Wed 30/07 14:05
Down to ChanceTheatreBeside26Wed 30/07 14:10
Dusty Creases: Dance Your Life AwayComedyBunker Three25Wed 30/07 23:00
DYKE Systems LtdComedyCellar24Wed 30/07 15:00
Dylan Adler: Haus of Dy-lanComedyBeside25Wed 30/07 19:30
Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)TheatreBunker One25Wed 30/07 14:15
Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive ComedianComedyBelow25Wed 30/07 20:30
Emily Wilson: UndressedComedyBeneath8Sun 10/08 22:20
Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near DeathComedyCabaret Bar26Wed 30/07 20:10
Falling: A Disabled Love StoryTheatreBunker Two25Wed 30/07 15:00
FLUSHTheatreUpstairs25Wed 30/07 12:15
Fly, You Fools!TheatreBeyond25Wed 30/07 15:10
Funny ThoughTheatreBunker One25Wed 30/07 15:30
FuselageTheatreAbove25Wed 30/07 15:45
Getting Triggy With It: Matt Parker Does the MathsComedyBeyond27Wed 30/07 18:30
Ghost LightTheatrePleasance One11Thu 31/07 15:50
Giselle: RemixTheatreForth23Wed 30/07 15:40
Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore?ComedyForth24Wed 30/07 17:30
God Is Dead and I Killed HimTheatreBunker Two25Wed 30/07 13:45
Graham and SteenComedyUpstairs11Thu 31/07 16:20
Graham Back in the GreenTheatreThe Green12Wed 13/08 14:15
Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take ItComedyCabaret Bar25Wed 30/07 21:30
Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West (Midlands)ComedyBelow25Wed 30/07 16:30
Hold On To Your ButtsTheatreForth25Wed 30/07 12:30
Hold the LineTheatreBunker Two26Wed 30/07 16:25
Hot MessMusicals and OperaPleasance Two24Wed 30/07 15:10
House PartyTheatreAttic25Wed 30/07 15:20
In the Land of EaglesTheatreBaby Grand26Wed 30/07 15:00
Ivo Graham: Orange CrushComedyGrand13Tue 12/08 21:20
Jack Traynor: Before I ForgetComedyBunker One25Wed 30/07 21:55
Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup HourComedyGrand1Sun 24/08 23:15
Jacob Nussey: PrimedComedyBunker Three27Wed 30/07 19:15
James Trickey: Don't Count On MeComedyCellar25Wed 30/07 21:15
Jamie LeeComedyCabaret Bar8Mon 18/08 16:00
Jenny Ryan – Björn YesterdayComedyCabaret Bar18Wed 30/07 17:30
Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot?ComedyBunker Three25Wed 30/07 16:35
John Shuttleworth: Raise the OofComedyUpstairs1Mon 11/08 17:40
John Shuttleworth: Raise the OofComedyPleasance One4Tue 12/08 16:00
John Tothill: This Must Be HeavenComedyBeneath25Wed 30/07 21:00
Jordan Brookes: Until The Wheels Come Off (WIP)ComedyBaby Grand26Wed 30/07 22:50
Just the Two of Us!ComedyCellar23Wed 30/07 16:15
Justin Moorhouse: The Greatest Performance of My LifeComedyUpstairs7Mon 04/08 20:20
Kanpur: 1857TheatreBeneath24Wed 30/07 15:40
Kathy Maniura: The Cycling ManComedyAttic24Wed 30/07 16:35
Katie Norris: Go West, Old MaidComedyBeneath25Wed 30/07 19:40
KC Shornima: Detachment StyleComedyBunker One25Wed 30/07 18:10
Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Friends: Kool Story BroComedyForth8Fri 15/08 23:30
Kieran Hodgson: Voice of AmericaComedyBeyond25Wed 30/07 21:30
King LearTheatreBaby Grand11Thu 14/08 12:30
Last Rites – Here & Now ShowcaseTheatrePleasance One7Mon 18/08 15:50
Late to the Party: The ADHD HourComedyCabaret Bar11Wed 30/07 16:00
LEI – LDNTheatreThe Green24Wed 30/07 18:00
Lil Wenker: BangtailComedyUpstairs18Wed 30/07 21:40
Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner PeopleComedyBeneath25Wed 30/07 18:20
LovettTheatreCellar26Wed 30/07 12:30
Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your HairComedyAbove3Mon 11/08 17:20
LunchboxTheatreThe Green24Wed 30/07 16:45
MaddeningComedyBeneath25Wed 30/07 17:00
Marcus Brigstocke: Vitruvian MangoComedyForth2Sat 16/08 20:30
MARIUPOLTheatreBeneath25Wed 30/07 13:00
Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes UsComedyPleasance One24Wed 30/07 19:30
Mary O'Connell: Dilly DallyComedyAttic25Wed 30/07 19:15
Matt Forde: Defying CalamityComedyBeyond26Wed 30/07 20:00
Max Fulham: Full of HamComedyCellar26Wed 30/07 18:40
Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human CentipedeComedyBeside25Wed 30/07 20:45
Mel McGlensey is MotorboatComedyBelow11Wed 30/07 23:05
Mel McGlensey is NormalComedyBelow12Tue 12/08 23:05
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the FringeComedyPleasance One20Sat 02/08 13:30
No Good DrunkMusicAttic24Wed 30/07 12:50
Out of My Head – Alan Watts is Alive and Well... DeadTheatreUpstairs25Wed 30/07 15:00
Ozzy Algar: Speed QueenComedyCellar25Wed 30/07 22:30
Patti Harrison presents... Don't Ask: A Variety Show With FriendsComedyForth7Mon 18/08 20:30
Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv ShowComedyGrand11Thu 07/08 15:30
Pedro Leandro: Soft AnimalComedyBunker Two25Wed 30/07 20:10
Rachel Kaly: Hospital HourComedyUpstairs14Mon 11/08 16:20
Rajiv Karia: Man Alive!ComedyBunker Two25Wed 30/07 21:25
Ray O'Leary: Laughter? I Hardly Know HerComedyBeside25Wed 30/07 18:05
RelayTheatreBeside26Wed 30/07 15:35
Rhys Darby: The Legend ReturnsComedyGrand10Fri 01/08 21:20
Rohan Sharma: Mad DogComedyBelow25Wed 30/07 19:10
Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little CharactersComedyAttic25Wed 30/07 18:00
Rose + BudTheatreBunker One25Wed 30/07 13:00
Rosie Jones: I Can't Tell What She's Saying (Work in Progress)ComedyCabaret Bar7Mon 11/08 16:00
Sam Jay: We the PeopleComedyUpstairs26Wed 30/07 19:00
Sam Nicoresti: Baby DoomerComedyBunker Two25Wed 30/07 17:40
Sam Williams: Touch Me NotComedyBelow26Wed 30/07 17:50
Seaton Smith: Trauma BondingComedyBunker Three25Wed 30/07 20:30
Shalaka Kurup: Get A GripComedyAttic26Wed 30/07 20:30
Shame ShowTheatreThe Green24Wed 30/07 15:30
Shaparak Khorsandi: ScatterbrainComedyAbove12Wed 30/07 20:00
Sharon Wanjohi: In the HouseComedyBunker Two25Wed 30/07 18:55
Sheeps: A Very Sheeps Christmas – Live in Concert! In the Summer!ComedyGrand2Fri 08/08 23:00
Shoot From The HipComedyGrand3Fri 01/08 15:30
Showstopper! The Improvised MusicalComedyGrand25Wed 30/07 17:20
Siblings: DreamweaversComedyBaby Grand24Wed 30/07 20:20
Simple TownComedyAbove14Mon 11/08 20:00
Single UseTheatreBunker Three26Wed 30/07 12:50
Smile: The Story of Charlie ChaplinTheatreBelow26Wed 30/07 11:10
Sophie Garrad: Poor Little Rich GirlComedyBaby Grand26Wed 30/07 19:05
Sophie Zucker: TasteComedyBelow25Wed 30/07 21:50
Spy Movie: The Play!TheatreAbove25Wed 30/07 12:55
StamptownComedyBeyond14Fri 01/08 23:30
StamptownComedyGrand6Mon 18/08 23:30
Tape Face: 20ComedyGrand12Wed 30/07 19:30
Tartan Ribbon Comedy BenefitComedyGrand1Mon 11/08 19:30
Ted Milligan: UnitedComedyBunker Three25Wed 30/07 21:45
Terry's: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers and Selling Cars to CustomersTheatreBeside25Wed 30/07 12:55
Thanyia Moore: AugustComedyUpstairs25Wed 30/07 17:40
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast ShowTheatrePleasance One25Wed 30/07 10:30
The Brilliance of Broken Glass: ButtonTheatreBunker Three13Wed 30/07 11:35
The City for Incurable WomenTheatreUpstairs26Wed 30/07 13:35
The Essence of AudreyTheatreCellar26Wed 30/07 11:15
The Kids Always WinChildren's ShowsThe Green19Wed 30/07 13:00
The Little PrinceTheatreBeyond24Wed 30/07 12:00
The Nature of ForgettingTheatreGrand13Sat 09/08 13:15
The Truman Capote Talk Show – Winner: Scotsman Fringe First AwardTheatreAttic27Wed 30/07 11:35
The Uncrackable CaseMusicals and OperaPleasance Two26Wed 30/07 13:30
The Unstoppable Rise of Ben ManagerTheatreAbove24Wed 30/07 17:20
Thor Stenhaug: One Night Stand BabyComedyBunker One25Wed 30/07 20:40
Tim Key: LoganberryComedyForth12Wed 30/07 20:30
toooBChildren's ShowsThe Green50Wed 30/07 10:00
Toussaint Douglass: Accessible Pigeon MaterialComedyBunker One25Wed 30/07 19:25
Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and SqueakTheatreAbove22Thu 31/07 14:15
Untold Stories: Modern Mime TalesTheatreBeside26Wed 30/07 11:55
Wankernomics: Just Touching BaseComedyGrand14Tue 12/08 19:30
World's Greatest Lover – The New MusicalMusicals and OperaPleasance One22Thu 31/07 18:00
You'll See...Children's ShowsThe Green23Wed 30/07 12:00
You're an Instrument!Children's ShowsPleasance Two24Wed 30/07 10:30
Zainab Johnson: Toxically OptimisticComedyAbove26Wed 30/07 18:40
Ziwe: Ziwe's AmericaComedyPleasance One4Wed 20/08 22:30