FestivalTicketOffers To get tickets call Pleasance box office on 0131 556 6550 and quote ‘List Reader Offers’ and the show you wish to book for
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2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘CARDINAL BURNS’, WED 26 & THU 27 AUG Pleasance 2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘A STROKE OF GENIUS’, WED 26 & THU 27 AUG PIT / Pleasance / Escalator East To Edinburgh
Favourites on the UK live comedy circuit and two thirds of if.comedy nominees ‘Fat Tongue’ (‘The most original sketch act around’ Times), Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri- Burns return to Edinburgh in a brand new guise with their hotly anticipated show for 2009. 'Endlessly creative and wonderfully funny' TIME OUT
Eccentric female librarian seeks male for good times and illegal sperm harvesting. Must enjoy: literature, blackmailing and cuddles. Own turkey baster preferred... Multi-award winning PIT return to the Fringe with a brand new comedy based on the true story of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank. Winner: The Writer’s Guild and List Magazine Award for Fringe Drama 2004. '✱✱✱✱ Hilarious... Rush to catch the sharp satire of this production' SCOTSMAN
CARDINAL BURNS 5.45pm, Pleasance Courtyard – Attic, 0131 556 6550, until 31 August (Not 24), £8/£6.50 (Mon-Thu), £9/£7.50 (Fri-Sun). A STROKE OF GENIUS 2.40pm, Pleasance Dome – Jack Dome, 0131 556 6550, until 31 August (Not 24), £8/£6.50 (Mon-Thu) £9/£7.50 (Fri-Sun).
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2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘A GRAVE SITUATION’, WED 26 & FRI 28 AUG 2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘LIGHTER THAN AIR’, WED 26 & THU 27 AUG
Young Pleasance Circo Ridiculoso
The Pleasance’s own ‘breathtakingly skilful ensemble’ (Scotsman) present a brilliantly inventive new comedy. Armed with only five spades, and Albert’s trusty toothpick, will our grave-digging heroes tunnel back to Blighty in time to return Ethel’s library book, see Ginger earn his wings and taste Daphne’s Battenburg? Will Chippy get his girl and Bitsy outwit the Colonel to earn a late pass and a lift back to HQ? Chocks away for more exciting jolly japes!
‘Young Pleasance is extraordinary... lavish... explosive’ British Theatre Guide 'The word extravaganza was invented for shows like this... the spectacle is breathless' FEST
Enter the strange and bizarre universe of a wild balloon tamer where surreal and stupid things happen. Combining circus and comedy, performer and clown Danny Schlesinger creates an utterly joyous experience loaded with surprises and laughs. Warning! Features loud balloon pops!
'A master of his own particular brand of tomfoolery' The Stage 'Charming, poetic and skilful as it is silly, both full of heart and absolutely hilarious' Amanda Huotari, Celebration Barn Theater, USA
A GRAVE SITUATION 4pm, Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance Two, 0131 556 6550, until 22 August, £7/£5.50 (Mon-Thu) £8/£6.50 (Fri-Sun). LIGHTER THAN AIR 11.30am, Pleasance Courtyard – Above, 0131 556 6550, until 30 August (Not 24), £8/£6.50 (Mon-Thu), £9/£7.50 (Fri-Sun).
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2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘I'LL ALWAYS THINK OF YOU THAT WAY’, WED 26 & FRI 28 AUG Mackenzie & McGuire / Pleasance
Alison loves cake, and needs to get over it. Savannah lives part-time in Sunnydale Rehabilitation Retreat, full-time in her head. They meet somewhere in between. Eventually one of them is left behind to remember... After their sell-out London shows, Mackenzie & McGuire bring you their comic play about two unlikely friends who meet in rehab, and the bizarre array of characters that inhabit their world. 'Absolutely hilarious. 100% the ones to watch' WIRELESSTHEATRECOMPANY
2 FOR 1 TICKETS FOR ‘NICHOLAS PARSONS' HAPPY HOUR’, FRI 28 AUG
Nicholas Parsons / Pleasance More engaging, more flamboyant, more outrageous than ever! The legendary star of stage and screen, and host of Radio 4’s Just A Minute, is back for an eighth year with his interactive and inimitable comedy chat show. Come and join in the fun and laugh with popular guests that will surprise and delight you!
'Choose this one for smoothness' DAILY EXPRESS
'Mackenzie & McGuire are ACTUALLY FUNNY' PAULINE MCLYNN – FATHER TED 'Icon of Post Modern Cool' INDEPENDENT
I’LL ALWAYS THINK OF YOU THAT WAY 4.30pm, Pleasance Courtyard – Over The Road 3, 0131 556 6550, until 31 August (Not 25), £7.50/£6 (Mon-Thu), £8.50/£7 (Fri-Sun). NICHOLAS PARSONS’ HAPPY HOUR 5.10pm, Pleasance Courtyard – Cabaret Bar, 0131 556 6550, until 30 August (Not 25), £10/£8.50 (Mon-Thu), £11/£9.50 (Fri-Sun).
TERMS & CONDITIONS: All ticket offers are subject to availability, and booking fees apply. Call Pleasance Box Office on 0131 556 6550 and quote ‘List Readers Offer’ and the show you wish to book for. 20–27 Aug 2009 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 9