LADY GARDEN, SKITTLES, et al. Featured at Pleasance Islington

Pleasance Islington is in preparation for the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and to celebrate the vibrant festival atmosphere are presenting a six week Edinburgh preview season, featuring established actors and comedians performing alongside young up-and-coming talent, for only £5 per show.

Pleasance London is once again delivering the cutting edge in Comedy, with brand new shows from 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners Russell Kane & Roisin Conaty, as well as a new hour for the Edinburgh Fringe established Richard Herring, Steve Hall & sketch group Idiots of Ants.

Members of established Sketch groups are stepping out on their own at this years Fringe with David Reed & Humphrey Ker from The Penny Dreadfuls and Matthew Crosby from Pappy's, all debuting their fist solo show. Other new Kids on the festival block previewing their shows are Josh Widdicombe (last years FHM stand up winner) Benny Boot, Tom Price, Emily Watson-Howes and from Him & Her Joe Wilkinson.

We have sketch from, The Beta Males, Lady Garden, Max and Ivan, Delete the Banjax and New Group Jigsaw. Stand-ups testing out new material Nick Helm, Rob Deering, Tom Deacon, Henry Parker, Jimmy Mcghie, Gareth Richards, Ahir Shah, Peacock and Gamble, Matt Forde and to see four comics in the same night, catch The Comedy Zone.

We even have Magic and mind reading from Ian D Montford & Chris Cox.

Acclaimed comedian Alan Francis stars alongside Mike Hayley and Toby Longworth in Cul-de-Sac, Matthew Osborne's hilarious new spin on Stepford Wives. Also in theatre, Nicholas Parsons and Suki Webster (Paul Merton's Impro Chums) star in Alan Bennett's A Visit from Miss Prothero. First year student or nostalgic grown up, multi-award winning Fresher. The Musical! entertains with infectious music and lyrics that leave you singing the entire way home. Attacking more serious matters head on, Pleasance presents Royal Court Young Writer Catherine O'Shea's poignant new verbatim play about asylum Fit For Purpose.

Off the back of London success Return to the Silence, young devisers Curious Directive preview Your Last Breath combining multimedia, live-score and explosive choreography as they follow tracks into the Nordic mountains, maps, myths, motherhood and a miracle of modern science. Playwright and poet Richard Marsh' Skittles tells a story about love and sweets. We are also joined by award winning theatre company Tucked In whose latest creation Tim and Light tells a moving story of courage using playful and physical puppetry, suitable for the entire family.

Finally, multi-award-winning film and theatre star Art Malik stars for the first time alongside his daughter Kiera Malik in powerful new drama Rose about one Middle-Eastern immigrant's struggle raising his English born daughter; a special commission by award winning playwright Hywel John.

Be the first to see fantastic new comedy and compelling theatre for £5 at the Pleasance.

17 June Skittles 8pm
19 June Tim and Light 2pm
19 June Tom Bell: Begins 8pm
20 June Nick Helm: Dare to Dream 8pm
21 June Delete the Banjax: Pigs and Ponies 8pm
22 June Ian D Montford : Spirit Comedium 8pm
23 June Humphrey Kerr is Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher! 8pm
25 June Matthew Crosby: AdventureParty 8pm
26 June Chris Cox: Fatal Distraction 8pm
28 June BENNY BOOT: Set Up, Punchline... Pause for Laughter 8pm
29 June Josh Widdicombe: If This Show Saves One Life 8pm
30 June TOM PRICE: Say When 8pm
1July BetaMax * 8pm & 9pm
2 July BetaMax * 8pm & 9pm
3 July Nick Helm: Dare to Dream 8pm
4 July David Reed : Shamblehouse 8pm
5 July Delete the Banjax: Pigs and Ponies 8pm
6 July Henry Paker : Cabin Fever 8pm
8 July LADY GARDEN 8pm
9 July Matthew Crosby : AdventureParty 8pm
10 July Chris Cox: Fatal Distraction 8pm
11 July Delete the Banjax: Pigs and Ponies 8pm
13 July Idiots of Ants : Model citizens 8pm
14 July Humphrey Kerr is Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher! 8pm
15 July TOM PRICE: Say When 8pm
16 July Steve Hall & Russell Kane * 8pm
17 July Seminar & Jigsaw * 8pm
26 July Cul De Sac 7.30pm
18 July Naz Osmanoglu & The Baby Diary * 8pm
19 July Fit For Purpose 7.30pm
19 July Jimmy McGhie & Richard Herring * 8pm
20 July Fit For Purpose 7.30pm
20 July Gareth Richards & Jigsaw * 8pm
21 July COMEDY ZONE & Seminar * 8pm
22 July Peacock & Gamble & Russell Kane * 8pm
23 July Steve Hall & Ahir Shah * 8pm
24 July COMEDY ZONE & Gareth Richards * 8pm
25 July Your Last Breath 7.30pm
25 July Naz Osmanoglu & JOE WILKINSON * 8pm
26 July Cul De Sac 7.30pm
26 July Tom Deacon & Jimmy McGhie * 8pm
27 July A Visit from Miss Prothero 7.30pm
27 July Peacock and Gamble & Roisin Conaty * 8pm
28 July Rose 7.30pm *£7.50 (£5)
28 July Ahir Shah & Rob Deering* 8pm
29 July Rose 7.30pm *£7.50 (£5)
29 July Gareth Richards & Matt Forde * 8pm
30 July Fresher the Musical 7.30pm
30 July Matt Forde & Roisin Conaty * 8pm
31 July Fresher the Musical 7.30pm

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