PERFORM WITH US
Find out more about how we programme in the sections below. You can also find answers to commonly asked questions on the FAQ page of our website by clicking here.
The Pleasance operates as one of many venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival annually in August as well as year-round our London theatre. While artistically linked, each venue operates and is programmed differently. You can find more information about performing with us at each of our locations below.
London
From January to May our smaller studio hosts our Work In Progress Comedy Season which platforms newcomers and established comedians as they try out new material. From January to June in our larger Main House we have our Spring & Summer Season featuring longer runs of new theatre shows and peppered with delights from the worlds of comedy, drag and cabaret. As we approach the Edinburgh Fringe we have our Preview Comedy Season, a chance to catch a first glimpse of comedy shows heading up to the Festival. After the Edinburgh Fringe we welcome back some of the best theatre and comedy shows as part of Best Of Edinburgh Season and as we head into November we welcome a variety of festive offerings as part of our Christmas Season.
To be considered for one of these seasons, please get in touch at the emails below depending on the type of show:
- [email protected] for theatre, cabaret and children's shows
- [email protected] for comedy shows
Our spaces are available for rehearsal hire throughout the year. For more information please visit our London Spaces page by clicking here.
All of our spaces in our London venue, including the bar & foyer area, are available to hire for a wide range of events. For more information, please visit our London Venue Hire page by clicking here.
You can find information about our spaces and artist accessibility on our London Spaces page.
Edinburgh Fringe
We welcome work from anyone with a good idea, passionately believing that the best new and unknown names should stand side-by-side, in the same programme, with the most established acts performing today. The draw of a big name in one year has so often heralded the discovery of the next. As a not-for-profit charity, we believe in sharing risks and in placing a value on the arts. We do not rent rooms - instead we carefully curate a rich and varied programme from the great volume of submissions we receive.
Pleasance programmes a wide range of work across comedy, text based and physical theatre, and family and children's work. We also programme circus, dance and cabaret, but careful consideration is needed to ensure we can meet your technical and space requirements. You can find information about our spaces by clicking here.
We prioritise new work coming to the festival for the first time, often but not exclusively as a world or UK premiere. We sometimes programme returning shows who have been successful in our programme previously and on occasion we will consider a show that had a successful run in another venue in a previous year, but please bear in mind that confirming returning work can often take slightly longer. We rarely programme revivals or amateur productions of established texts.
Frequently Asked Questions
A guide to some of the most common questions about bringing a show to the Pleasance in Edinburgh and the programming process can be found by clicking here.
Submissions for the 2026 Fringe programme are now closed. If you are looking to discuss programming for this August, you can get in touch with us on [email protected] for comedy shows and [email protected] for theatre and children’s shows. However, please note that at this point the large majority of our programme is confirmed and places we can place at this point is limited.
Submissions for the 2027 programme will open in December.
You can find information about our spaces and artist accessibility on our Edinburgh Fringe Spaces page by clicking here.
