Welcome to the Pleasance
Starting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1985, Pleasance has gone on to become one of the leading voices in national and international fringe theatre and contemporary comedy. Providing a launch pad for some of the most memorable productions and recognisable artists over the past four decades, our mission is to provide a platform for exciting new and established talent.
Now with three sites in Edinburgh (Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Dome and Pleasance at EICC) with 30 venues and a year-round home in London, we welcome hundreds of thousands of audiences each year. Our diverse programme of theatre, comedy, dance, circus and children’s shows creates a compelling platform to discover, nurture and support fresh artistic talent from across the globe.
As a not-for-profit organisation, all proceeds from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and our London base are invested back into the development of new people and new ideas.
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Operating across three sites and with the largest programme of any Fringe venue, we present our ambitious programme of theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance and family shows to thousands of audiences each year.
Pleasance Courtyard is often described as the very heart of the Fringe: a large extended cobbled courtyard surrounded by eighteen sub venues, where audiences stop by for a drink, a chat and a show. The Pleasance Dome was the first venue to be established in the now buzzing Bristo Square, with a sunny indoor plaza, five sub venues and the newly added leisure area, Pleasance Plaza, just outside. At Pleasance at EICC we present some of the most technically ambitious shows on the Festival Fringe in their state of the art buildings.
