2012 Edinburgh Fringe
Venue 33: Pleasance Courtyard
This is a guide to the shows that were at this venue in 2012. Click here for 2023 shows
The Pleasance's famous cobblestone Courtyard has be entertaining festival audiences since 1985 and is considered by many to be the very heart of the Fringe. With comedy, theatre and children's shows once again surrounding our iconic totem pole, this is the place to celebrate the return of the Fringe. 'The centre of the cultural universe' (Scotsman).
Shows at this venue
The Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre. Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Beta Males: Midnight Movie
- 10-11 & 17 Aug
- 00:20
- £8
Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine. Image shows from L to R: Andy Day, Mike James. Copyright: Avalon Television
Andy & Mike
- 1-19 Aug
- 11:00
- £9
The I Hate Children Children's Show. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions
I Hate Children Show
- 1-27 Aug
- 12:15
- £8
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe. Mervyn Stutter
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- 4-7, 9-13, 15-20 & 22-26 Aug
- 13:00
- £8
Sandi Toksvig Live: My Valentine. Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: Thames Television
Sandi Toksvig
- 17-23 Aug
- 14:00
- £13
BEASTS. Image shows from L to R: Owen Roberts, James McNicholas, Ciarán Dowd
BEASTS
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 14:15
- £8
Flanders and Swann. Image shows from L to R: Tim Fitzhigham, Duncan Walsh Atkins. Copyright: Brown Eyed Boy
Flanders & Swann
- 3-14 & 16-26 Aug
- 14:30
- £10
Ford and Akram: Bamp!. Image shows from L to R: Yasmine Akram, Louise Ford
Ford & Akram
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
- 15:15
- £7.50
Kieran and Joe: Friends of Steel. Image shows from L to R: Joe Parham, Kieran Hodgson
Kieran & Joe
- 2-27 Aug
- 15:15
- £8.50
Helen Keen: Robot Woman of Tomorrow. Helen Keen. Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Helen Keen
- 1-26 Aug
- 15:30
- £8.50
Max and Ivan Are... Con Artists. Image shows from L to R: Max Olesker, Ivan Gonzalez
Max & Ivan
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 15:30
- £9.50
Sharron Matthews Superstar: Gold. Sharron Matthews
Sharron Matthews
- 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug
- 15:40
- £12.50
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: Thames Television
Tim Vine
- 1-7, 9-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 15:45
- £14
Matthew Crosby is Matthew Crosby in Matthew Crosby (The Show). Matthew Crosby
Matthew Crosby
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 16:00
- £10
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Image shows from L to R: Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton, Mike McShane, Suki Webster
Paul Merton's Impro Chums
- 16-25 Aug
- 16:00
- £11.50
Chris McCausland: Not Blind Enough. Chris McCausland. Copyright: Thames Television
Chris McCausland
- 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
- 16:30
- £11
McNeil and Pamphilon. Image shows from L to R: Steve McNeil, Sam Pamphilon. Copyright: Crucial Films
McNeil & Pamphilon
- 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 16:30
- £9
Jigsaw: Gettin' Jiggy. Image shows from L to R: Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema, Dan Antopolski
Jigsaw
- 1-27 Aug
- 16:45
- £8.50
Cariad Lloyd - The Freewheelin' Cariad Lloyd. Cariad Lloyd. Copyright: Thames Television
Cariad Lloyd
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 16:45
- £9
The Noise Next Door: Bring The Noise. Image shows from L to R: Matt Grant, Sam Pacelli, Tom Livingstone, Charlie Granville
The Noise Next Door
- 1-7, 9-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 17:00
- £13
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: London Weekend Television
Nicholas Parsons
- 9-13, 15-20 & 22-26 Aug
- 17:10
- £11
Chris Stokes: An Opera Written On Napkins. Chris Stokes. Copyright: Ko Lik Films
Chris Stokes
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 17:45
- £8
The Axis of Awesome: Cry Yourself A River. Image shows from L to R: Lee Naimo, Benny Davis, Jordan Raskopoulos. Copyright: Thames Television
The Axis of Awesome
- 1-19 Aug
- 18:00
- £12
WitTank. Image shows from L to R: Mark Cooper-Jones, Naz Osmanoglu, Kieran Boyd
WitTank
- 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
- 18:20
- £8.50
Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of.... Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe
- 1-12, 14-22 & 24-26 Aug
- 19:00
- £11
AAA Stand-Up. Image shows from L to R: Tom Toal, Rhys James, Joe Wells. Copyright: Celador Productions
AAA Stand-Up
- 1-27 Aug
- 19:15
- £9
David O'Doherty: Seize the David O'Doherty. David O'Doherty
David O'Doherty: Seize The...
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
- 19:20
- £14
Rob Deering - The One. Rob Deering. Copyright: Thames Television
Rob Deering
- 1-7, 9-13 & 15-27 Aug
- 20:15
- £11
Shappi Khorsandi: Dirty Looks And Hopscotch. Shaparak Khorsandi
Shappi Khorsandi
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
- 20:30
- £11
The Danny McLoughlin - The Truth Half Truth And Nothing Like The Truth. Danny McLoughlin. Copyright: London Weekend Television / Channel 4 Television Corporation
Danny McLoughlin
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
- 20:30
- £8
Andrew Lawrence is Coming to Get You. Andrew Lawrence. Copyright: BBC
Andrew Lawrence
- 1-26 Aug
- 20:50
- £11
Reginald D Hunter - Work In Progress... and Niggas, With Support John Gordillo. Reginald D Hunter
Reginald D Hunter
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
- 21:20
- £13
And Now For A Nice Evening With Wallan. Lou Sanders. Copyright: BBC / Aramid Entertainment
Lou Sanders
- 1, 3-14 & 16-26 Aug
- 21:30
- £8
Simon Evans: Friendly Fire. Simon Evans. Copyright: Carlton Television
Simon Evans
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
- 21:30
- £11
Michael Mittermeier: A German on Safari. Michael Mittermeier
Michael Mittermeier
- 1-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug
- 21:30
- £8
The Boy With Tape On His Face - More Tape. Sam Wills. Copyright: London Weekend Television
Tape Face Boy
- 2-13 & 15-26 Aug
- 21:40
- £12.50
Gareth Richards: Introvert - Never Been to Disneyland. Gareth Richards
Gareth Richards
- 1-27 Aug
- 21:45
- £8.50
Hannibal Buress: Still Saying Stuff. Hannibal Buress. Copyright: Thames Television
Hannibal Buress
- 1-12, 14-20 & 22-26 Aug
- 21:45
- £6
Pretending Things Are A Cock. Copyright: Talkback Productions
Jon Bennett
- 1-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug
- 21:45
- £9
Paul Chowdhry - What's Happening White People. Paul Chowdhry
Paul Chowdhry
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
- 21:50
- £11
Dead Cat Bounce... Howl of the She-Leopard. Image shows from L to R: Demian Fox, James Walmsley, Shane O'Brien. Copyright: BBC
Dead Cat Bounce
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
- 22:30
- £10.50
The Comedy Zone. Image shows from L to R: Ahir Shah, Kieran Boyd, Hayley Ellis, Mark Smith. Copyright: BBC
The Comedy Zone
- 1-26 Aug
- 22:45
- £8.50
Steve Shanyaski's Life-Survival Bible. Steve Shanyaski. Copyright: TV21 Productions
Steve Shanyaski
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
- 23:00
- £8.50
AAA Stand-Up Late. Image shows from L to R: Tommy Rowson, Tom Webb, Lloyd Griffith. Copyright: Celador Productions
AAA Stand-Up Late
- 1-27 Aug
- 23:00
- £9
Rob Deering's Beat This. Rob Deering. Copyright: Carlton Television
Rob Deering Beat This
- 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 & 24-25 Aug
- 23:00
- £10
Barbershopera: The Three Musketeers. Copyright: London Weekend Television
Barbershopera
- 1-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug
- 23:05
- £10.50
Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown. Image shows from L to R: Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry
Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown
- 5-7 & 12 Aug
- 23:20
- £8.50