Pleasance
The Pleasance (usually used with the article) is a street in central Edinburgh, Scotland.
The street is largely residential, although the University of Edinburgh owns property in the area. The University of Edinburgh's student union is the location for a venue (also know as the Pleasance) at the Edinburgh Fringe, running mostly comedy shows.
University of Edinburgh
The Pleasance is home to the societies and sports offices for the Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) and Edinburgh University Sports Union (EUSU). Further north along the Pleasance is the university's sports centre.Edinburgh Fringe
In 2007 there were 21 different performance spaces marketing under the umbrella of the Pleasance. These spaces range in size from the 700 seater Pleasance Grand to the Cellar and Joker Dome, which each seat 50 people.
The Pleasance is famous for spawning such acts as Frank Skinner, Graham Norton, Paul Merton, and Al Murray.
In addition to the Edinburgh venue, the Pleasance also has a sister venue in Islington, North London, which operates throughout the year. This is named Pleasance Islington, previously Pleasance London.
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Last updated on Thursday September 25, 2008 at 13:22:45 PDT (GMT -0700)
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