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. 7148
Attic50Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 8199
Baby Grand66Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9201
Below55Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9201
Beneath102Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 6149
Beside95Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 7178
Beyond336Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 5126
Bunker One56Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 8195
Bunker Three46Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 6156
Bunker Two56Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 6152
Cabaret Bar170Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 6119
Cellar42Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 9225
Forth257Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 6109
Grand750Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 11107
Pleasance One299Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 6106
Pleasance Two158Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 5123
The Green60Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 8148
Upstairs91Accompanied under-16s permitted until 00:00, 16-17-year-olds until 03:00. 576

Shows and Performances

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NameGenreWherePerformancesNext Performance
1984TheatreAbove26Wed 30/07 11:25
A Jaffa Cake MusicalMusicals and OperaForth26Wed 30/07 14:00
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
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
Cara and Kelly are Best Friends Forever For LifeTheatreBunker Three26Wed 30/07 15:20
ChatterboxTheatreThe Green8Mon 18/08 13:00
Chloe Petts: Big NaturalsComedyForth25Wed 30/07 19:00
Chortle Student Comedy Award FinalComedyForth1Mon 11/08 22:00
DegenerateTheatreBunker One22Wed 30/07 23:10
Deirde 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
Down to ChanceTheatreBeside26Wed 30/07 14:10
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
Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near DeathComedyCabaret Bar27Wed 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
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
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
Jacob Nussey: PrimedComedyBunker Three27Wed 30/07 19:15
James Trickey: Don't Count On MeComedyCellar25Wed 30/07 21:15
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
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
LEI – LDNTheatreThe Green24Wed 30/07 18:00
Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner PeopleComedyBeneath25Wed 30/07 18:20
LovettTheatreCellar26Wed 30/07 12:30
LunchboxTheatreThe Green24Wed 30/07 16:45
MaddeningComedyBeneath25Wed 30/07 17:00
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
Max Fulham: Full of HamComedyCellar26Wed 30/07 18:40
Mel and SamComedyBeside25Wed 30/07 20:45
Mel McGlensey is MotorboatComedyBelow12Wed 30/07 23:05
Mel McGlensey is NormalComedyBelow13Tue 12/08 23:05
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the FringeComedyPleasance One20Sat 02/08 13:30
No Good DrunkMusicAttic24Wed 30/07 12:50
Ozzy Algar: Speed QueenComedyCellar25Wed 30/07 22:30
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
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
Sam Nicoresti: Baby DoomerComedyBunker Two25Wed 30/07 17:40
Sam Williams: Touch Me NotComedyBelow26Wed 30/07 17:50
Seaton Smith: Trauma BondingComedyBunker Three26Wed 30/07 20:30
Shalaka Kurup: Get A GripComedyAttic26Wed 30/07 20:30
Shaparak Khorsandi: ScatterbrainComedyAbove12Wed 30/07 20:00
Sharon Wanjohi: In the HouseComedyBunker Two26Wed 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
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
Tape Face: 20ComedyGrand12Wed 30/07 19:30
Tartan Ribbon Comedy BenefitComedyGrand1Mon 11/08 19:30
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 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 Uncrackable CaseMusicals and OperaPleasance Two26Wed 30/07 13:30
The Unstoppable Rise of Ben ManagerComedyAbove24Wed 30/07 17:20
Thor Stenhaug: One Night Stand BabyComedyBunker One25Wed 30/07 20:40
Toussaint Douglass: Accessible Pigeon MaterialComedyBunker One25Wed 30/07 19:25
Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and SqueakTheatreAbove22Thu 31/07 14:15
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