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Rehearsal images have been released for the brand-new show Tempest from the multi-award-winning company behind the Edinburgh Fringe hit Electrolyte. Directed and adapted by Electrolyte’s James Meteyard, and with original music from BBC Young Composer of the Year Jasmine Morris, Wildcard Theatre apply their infamous gig-theatre style to Shakespeare’s final play. Banished to a mystical... Continue Reading →
Following rave reviews for their debut show Lucille and Cecilia at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019, Bang Average will bring their scandalous reimagining of Restoration Theatre to the Pleasance London from 5 – 24 April. Set in the dying embers of the 17th Century in the North of England, follow a company of tragic actors failing... Continue Reading →
After a fabulous festive season, Pleasance are ready to present us with the weird and wonderful this Spring. The new season includes the highly awaited next show from multi award-winning Wildcard Theatre (Electrolyte), an autobiographical show from award-winning HIV+ theatre-maker Nathaniel Hall (It’s a Sin) and a collaboration with innovative physical theatre company Project Lockout... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for Polly Creed’s new adaptation of Humane, which is playing at The Pleasance until the 21st November. Starring Francesca Isherwood and Colette Zacca, Humane explores the history of animal rights activism in Essex alongside how the values of motherhood and protest can both unite and divide us . Based on... Continue Reading →
The cast has been announced for Dog Show, a late-night canine cabaret that cocks its leg at the fetishisation of queer bodies and queer culture, co-written and co-directed by Ginger Johnson (Escape from Planet Trash, Sink the Pink; How to Catch a Krampus, Pleasance Theatre Trust) and David Cumming (Operation Mincemeat, SpitLip; Frankenstein: How to... Continue Reading →
Following the huge success of the audio drama of Polly Creed’s Humane, this timely and lyrical play now comes to our stage. Francesca Isherwood (The Catherine Tate Show; Casualty; The Worst Witch) and Colette Zacca (Dreaming Whilst Black; Things I Do For Money) will bring to life this world premiere exploring protests and motherhood and... Continue Reading →
New play Fritz & Matlock, written and performed by long-time collaborators James Wallwork (BBC, Film4) and Salvatore D’Aquilla (War Horse, BBC) will premiere at The Pleasance Downstairs this October 5-17. The show is directed by Jessica Millward and produced by Olivia Munk of Part of the Main Productions. Wallwork, who is based in London, and... Continue Reading →
The acclaimed original cast of Dumbledore Is So Gay will reprise their roles when the production returns to the stage at The Pleasance Theatre in September. Reuniting to tell this optimistic story of self-love and friendship are Alex Britt (Love's Labour's Lost and My Dad's Gap Year, The Park Theatre; EastEnders, BBC), Max Percy (My... Continue Reading →
A VAULT Festival sell out, Dumbledore Is So Gay returns to serve Harry Potter nostalgia at The Pleasance Theatre this autumn. Written by Robert Holtom (The Quest and The Cluedo Club Killings, Arcola Theatre) and directed by Tom Wright (My Dad’s Gap Year, Park Theatre; Undetectable, King’s Head Theatre), the production is an homage to... Continue Reading →
Catching Comets is two stories told at the same time: a disaster movie about falling in love and a rom-com about the end of the world. Following their acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, Ransack Theatre now present the London premiere of this multidimensional mash-up. A brilliantly executed one-man show, Catching Comets introduces Toby... Continue Reading →
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