Pleasance Islington Announces January-March Listings

Pleasance Islington Listings, January - March 2010

Laura Solon: Rabbit Faced Story Soup

Comedy

Monday 25 January 2010, 8pm

After a two week run at The Soho Theatre in October 2009, Laura Solon will embark on a national tour in Spring 2010.

So... It's all gone tits down at Black Publishing.

Tickets: £5

Wit Tank: Sketch Comedy

Comedy

Tuesday 26 January 8pm

Witness the unacceptable mess as WitTank mix razor-sharp wit with shambolic charm. Join us for an hour of boundless energy, infectious fun and above all great jokes, leaving behind fond memories and possibly a restraining order. Forget your troubles and immerse yourself in ours.
Tickets: £5

delete the banjax
Comedy
Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 January 8pm
delete the banjax are Caroline May-Jones, Daniel Cook, Gareth Cooper and Samuel Champion.

***** 'Ridiculously funny' RemoteGoat.co.uk
**** Chortle / Three Weeks / EdinburghIsFunny.com

Tickets: £6

Sophie Black : The Lift
Comedy
Friday 29 January 8pm
Sophie Black tries out some new character material ahead of Edinburgh.

Meet Belarus' first female drag act, the radio DJ who's the eighth (or nineth) person they call if someone drops out on Hole in the Wall and discover how "an embarrassing mix-up" led to a one-night stand with Norfolk farmer Tony Martin.

Sophie was nominated for an if.comedy best newcomer award in 2006 and Chortle best sketch group award in 2007 as part of Fat Tongue. Since then she has written and performed with BBC 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7. Other Pleasance shows include Improtwat and the Institute of the Unexplained.
Tickets: £5

Joe Bor: A Study of Embarrassment by a Guy with Two Bumholes
Comedy
Friday 30 January, 8pm
"He is an expert communicator. He has an engaging style of delivery, slipping
skillfully into characters when needs be, and effortlessly spreads good spirits

Tickets: £5

The Meeting
Play
ReuBen Johnson
Tuesday 2 - Sunday 7 February
Following Drama Edinburgh Emerging Artists Competition Winner), ReuBen Johnson returns to Pleasance with his second play The Meeting.the success of his debut play Territory (NSDF and Methuen
Tickets: £8 (£6)

Lost Soul Music
Musical Plays
White Rose Theatre
Tuesday 23 February - Sunday 14 March
Chase away the winter blues with six deliciously different tales of dalliance and damnation from White Rose Theatre, creators of satirical smash TONY!
Tickets: £12 (£10) See all three double bills for £30 (£25)

Chris Cox : Mind Over Patter
Comedy
Monday 8 - Sunday 14 March 8pm
The award winning, Edinburgh Fringe sell out and self proclaimed mind reader who can't read minds.

Chris Cox will perform his 2009 Edinburgh show Mind Over Patter, a selection of previously unseen feats to frazzle your brains. Off the back of a successful UK tour Chris Cox will astound, astonish and make you say the ‘wow' word with his mongrel hybrid mix of mind reading related nonsense.
Tickets: £9.50 (£8.50)

I'll Always Think of You That Way
Comedy Play
Mackenzie & McGuire
Monday 15 - Sunday 21 March, 8pm
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.

Tickets: £8 (£7)

Cloud Dance Festival: Trouble and Desire
Dance
Friday 26 - Sunday 28 March 7.30pm
Cloud Dance Festival returns with its first festival of the year, bringing you a fresh selection of new, exciting, intriguing and quirky contemporary dance, with a few special guests.
Tickets: £12 (£8)

Kevin Bridges
Comedy
Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 March 8pm
Kevin's delightfully well observed debut show reveals his innermost thoughts on a variety of topics from his homeland of Scotland to the world beyond. His unique brand of social commentary, astute observations and sharp one-liners arguably make him the hottest act to come out of Scotland in the last ten years.
Tickets: £6

Idiots of Ants - new Material Nights
Comedy
The Idiots return to their spiritual home to perform a plethora of brand-new sketches.
Tickets: £6

Tales of the Country
Play
Pentabus Theatre
Tuesday 11 May - Sunday 16 May 7.30pm (Sunday 16 May 5pm)
The award winning Pentabus Theatre tell the story of Brian Viner and his family as they move from a terraced house in Crouch End to a rambling grange in rural Herefordshire.
Tickets: £10 (£9)

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