Midday in stone premises with Festival regular.
Poems, sung,drawn and sauntered. With token hamster and fig roll fun. Spatial guests include Keith Moore and THE Tony Curtis.

'Awesomely mundane. Barking.' Independent

Upstart Crows. London 1580, Christopher Marlowe & Edward Alleyn walk a tightrope between drama and politics. Their plays lead Alleyn to fame and fortune, but Marlowe to death in Deptford. Thrilling new ensemble production from Pleasance's own "very remarkable company" (BBCScotland)

Last years sell out sensation is back with a brand new sketch show for adults performed by 12-16 years olds. Swearing's allowed, talent's compulsory and Mary Whitehouse will be spinning in her grave...catch the 2008 rising stars of BBC Comedy Shuffle and their own C4 comedy show - now. **** Three Weeks

Potted Potter’s Dan and Jeff return with this all-new show, packing pirates from Long John Silver to Jack Sparrow into one madcap, swashbuckling and plank-walking hour. 'Dan and Jeff hurl themselves into the farce with all their enthusiasm and have everyone roaring with laughter.' ***** EdinburghGuide.com. 'Gloriously irreverent, lovable romp.' **** TimeOut Critics Choice. Directed and co-written by Richard Hurst

When a global oil crisis overshadows their Mexican honeymoon, two newlyweds discover how far they’ll go to defend their way of life. Absurdly inventive comic theatre from Total Theatre Award nominees Shams. ‘A playful, poetic gem.’ Times www.shamstheatre.org.uk

A man and a woman journey together through the night. Memories fade, stories expand, music seeps in, a grainy black and white film runs on. Correspondence is a travelogue of the heart which nods to classic film noir, winks to French romantics and pouts at surrealist art. "Absolutely compelling theatre." The Guardian

"Think 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie' with a dash of 'Ripping Yarns' and a twist of 'Big Train'. Grab the chance to see the Penny Dreadfuls live" - The Guardian

The award-winning Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - present a brand new comedy for 2008.

A dastardly plot is afoot, one that could threaten the Empire. Innocent children's author Rufus Hambleden is suddenly thrown into a web of suspicion, embezzlement, secret societies and horrifying murder across Victorian London.

"Unrivalled imagination, impeccable comic timing. Hilarious." ***** Three Weeks

The world's first homo-erectus ventriloquist, and a talking monkey, explain evolution. Thankfully, in the interest of entertainment, they've included songs, jokes, and gratuitous nudity.

Winner of the prestigious Barry award 2008.

'Uproariously funny' Scotsman

'A mighty imagination at work' Times

‘I adored every second, a must-see for the mildly deranged.’ Melbourne Age

Director-Sean Foley

Hopefully this show will be so big and so small that you'll need a telescope and a microscope. At different times. And full of intrigue like a museum of hand-annotated objects in glass-topped drawers collected by a victorian madman... Barry award nominee 2008 "Completely brilliant" Metro "Delightful" List

Paul Sinha - My ‘John Terry’ Moments

2006 if.comedy nominee and sell-out 2007, Paul Sinha returns to discuss the terror of knife crime, fundamentalist Islam, penalty shoot-outs and the Mastermind chair.

**** Times, Scotsman, Guardian, Independent, Sunday Times

"Well on his way to earning himself a place in the pantheon of comedy greats" The Scotsman
"Fast becoming the master of intelligent, self-deprecating, storytelling comedy" Metro

"Makes you realise the power of stand-up comedy" Yorkshire Post