2014 Edinburgh Fringe
Venue 33: Pleasance Courtyard
This is a guide to the shows that were at this venue in 2014. 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
Tom Rosenthal: Work in Progress. Tom Rosenthal. Copyright: BBC / King Bert Productions
Tom Rosenthal: WIP
- 15 & 16 Aug
- 00:05
- £9
Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised. Image shows from L to R: Tom Skelton, Chris Turner, Dougie Walker, Daniel Roberts. Copyright: BBC
Racing Minds
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
- 11:45
- £8
The 3rd Sector. Copyright: Hungry Bear Media / Big Minded
The 3rd Sector
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 12:15
- £6.50
The Art of Falling Apart. Copyright: Altitude Film Entertainment
Matt Rutter & Tim Lynskey
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 12:20
- £8
...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel. Jeffrey Holland. Copyright: 2LE Media / Lo-Fi Productions
Jeffrey Holland
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug
- 12:40
- £7.50
Image shows from L to R: Linda Marlowe, Sarah-Louise Young
Night Bus
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
- 13:00
- £7.50
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
Reduced Shakespeare: Comedy
- 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug
- 13:05
- £9
The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet. Copyright: ABC Television
Big Bite-Size Plays
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 13:15
- £6
Backstage in Biscuit Land. Copyright: The Rubber Chicken
Backstage in Biscuit Land
- 1-3, 5-10 & 12-16 Aug
- 13:55
- £7
Robin and Partridge: Robin Dies at the End of the Show. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Partridge, Robin Clyfan. Copyright: Gallowgate
Robin & Partridge
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-17 & 19-24 Aug
- 14:15
- £7.50
My Obsession. Image shows from L to R: Suki Webster, Paul Merton
Paul Merton & Suki Webster
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-16 Aug
- 14:30
- £6
Matt Forde: 24 Hour Political Party People. Matt Forde. Copyright: White Pebble Media
Matt Forde
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 14:30
- £9
Keeping Up with the Joans. Copyright: Zeppotron
Keeping Up with the Joans
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug
- 14:30
- £10.50
Lizzie Bates: Reprobates. Lizzie Bates. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Lizzie Bates
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-8 & 10-25 Aug
- 15:00
- £6.50
Surname & Surname: Bang!. Image shows from L to R: Briony Redman, Paul Foxcroft
Surname & Surname: Bang
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 15:15
- £7.50
I Need A Doctor: The Whosical. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
I Need A Doctor Whosical
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
- 15:15
- £9
Catriona Knox Thinks She's Hard Enough. Catriona Knox. Copyright: BBC
Catriona Knox
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 15:15
- £6.50
The Greatest Liar in All the World
Greatest Liar in All the World
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 15:30
- £6.50
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Image shows from L to R: Richard Vranch, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton, Mike McShane, Suki Webster. Copyright: Holy Mountain
Paul Merton
- 7-16 Aug
- 16:00
- £11
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)
Reduced Shakespeare
- 17-25 Aug
- 16:00
- £11
Tom Neenan: The Haunting at Lopham House. Tom Neenan. Copyright: BBC
Tom Neenan
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 16:15
- £7
The Twins Macabre: Small Mediums at Large. Image shows from L to R: Adam Rhys-Davies, Nic Lamont
Twins Macabre
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 16:30
- £6.50
David Elms: Nurture Boy. David Elms. Copyright: BBC
David Elms
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 16:45
- £7.50
Inheritance Blues. Copyright: Parallel Film & Television Productions / Sprout Pictures
Inheritance Blues
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 16:45
- £7.50
Thünderbards: Seconds. Image shows from L to R: Glenn Moore, Matt Stevens
Thünderbards
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 16:45
- £8
Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories). Jay Foreman
Jay Foreman
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug
- 16:45
- £8
Casual Violence: The Great Fire of Nostril. Copyright: BBC
Casual Violence: Great Fire
- 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
- 16:45
- £7
Knightmare Live - Level 2. Copyright: Zipline Creative
Knightmare Live
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 17:30
- £11
Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory. Image shows from L to R: Richard Bond, William Hartley, Ed Eales-White. Copyright: Cult TV Productions
Clever Peter
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 17:45
- £9.50
Lucy Beaumont: We Can Twerk It Out. Lucy Beaumont. Copyright: BBC
Lucy Beaumont
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug
- 17:45
- £7
Toby: Fuzzbuzz. Image shows from L to R: Sarah Daykin, Lizzie Daykin. Copyright: BBC
Toby
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 17:45
- £8
The Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden. Copyright: BBC
The Pin
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10, 12-17 & 19-25 Aug
- 18:00
- £8
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You. Angela Barnes. Copyright: Avalon Television
Angela Barnes
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 18:00
- £9
Voca People. Copyright: Poisson Rouge Pictures
Voca People
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
- 18:00
- £10.50
The Only Way Is Downton. Luke Kempner. Copyright: Ink Pixel Films / Happy Pup Films
Luke Kempner
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug
- 18:20
- £10.50
Matt Forde: The Political Party - Scottish Independence Special. Matt Forde
Matt Forde: Independence
- 20 Aug
- 18:20
- Free
Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life. Stuart Goldsmith
Stuart Goldsmith
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-24 Aug
- 19:00
- £10
Lazy Susan: Extreme Humans. Image shows from L to R: Celeste Dring, Freya Parker
Lazy Susan
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 19:00
- £7
Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers). Tom Craine
Tom Craine
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 19:05
- £8
Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity. Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 19:15
- £8
AAA Stand-Up. Image shows from L to R: Sunna Jarman, Larry Dean, James Bran. Copyright: Sideline Productions
AAA Stand-Up
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
- 19:15
- £10
Lloyd Griffith: Voice of an Angel, Body of a Trucker. Lloyd Griffith
Lloyd Griffith
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 19:15
- £6.50
Lee Griffiths: Post Traumatic Sketch Disorder. Lee Griffiths. Copyright: BBC
Lee Griffiths
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 19:15
- £7
Tim Vine: Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim To You. Tim Vine
Tim Vine
- 1-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug
- 19:30
- £13
WitTank: Old School Secrets. Image shows from L to R: Kieran Boyd, Naz Osmanoglu, Mark Cooper-Jones. Copyright: BBC
WitTank
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 19:40
- £9
Luke McQueen: Now That's What I Luke McQueen. Luke McQueen. Copyright: BBC
Luke McQueen
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 20:00
- £6.50
Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly. Alex Horne. Copyright: Revolution Films / Baby Cow Productions
Alex Horne
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 20:10
- £9
Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Wasn't Built in a Day. Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 20:15
- £7.50
Carl Hutchinson: Here's Me Show. Carl Hutchinson. Copyright: BBC
Carl Hutchinson
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 20:20
- £7
Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6. Carl Donnelly. Copyright: Citrus Television
Carl Donnelly
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-23 Aug
- 20:30
- £7
Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not. Simon Feilder. Copyright: Silver River
Simon Feilder
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 20:30
- £6.50
Rhys Mathewson - Hombre Lobo. Rhys Mathewson
Rhys Mathewson
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 20:30
- £8.50
Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie. Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd / Serena Cullen Productions
Lights Camera Improvise
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
- 20:30
- £8.50
Igor Meerson: Hou I lernt inglish. Igor Meerson. Copyright: Universal Pictures
Igor Meerson
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 20:30
- £7
Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It's Been Fun. Eddie Pepitone. Copyright: BBC
Eddie Pepitone
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 21:00
- £10
Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter. Pierre Novellie. Copyright: Unique Productions
Pierre Novellie
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug
- 21:15
- £7
Seann Walsh: Seann 28. Seann Walsh. Copyright: BBC
Seann Walsh
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10, 13-17 & 20-23 Aug
- 21:20
- £12
Yacine Belhousse: Made in France. Yacine Belhousse. Copyright: Objective Productions
Yacine Belhousse
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-16 & 18-25 Aug
- 21:30
- £9.50
Pete Johansson: Several Jokes. Pete Johansson. Copyright: Princess Productions
Pete Johansson
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 21:30
- £10
Henry Paker: Unpacked. Henry Paker. Copyright: Initial
Henry Paker
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 21:35
- £6.50
John Robins: This Tornado Loves You. John Robins. Copyright: BBC
John Robins
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 21:45
- £8
Beth Vyse: Get Up With Hands!. Beth Vyse. Copyright: BBC
Beth Vyse
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 21:45
- £9.50
John Hastings - Adventure. John Hastings. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
John Hastings
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 21:45
- £7
Simon Amstell - Tour Previews. Simon Amstell. Copyright: Objective Productions / Lee Kern Productions
Simon Amstell
- 4-12 Aug
- 22:00
- £11
Cardinal Burns. Image shows from L to R: Dustin Demri-Burns, Seb Cardinal
Cardinal Burns
- 15-17 & 19-23 Aug
- 22:00
- £11
Sketch Transfer Deadline Day. Copyright: Lola Entertainment / Channel X
Sketch Transfer Day
- 18 Aug
- 22:00
- £10
Come Heckle Christ. Josh Ladgrove. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Josh Ladgrove
- 31 Jul; 1-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug
- 22:20
- £6.50
Ennio Marchetto: The Living Paper Cartoon. Ennio Marchetto. Copyright: Pett Productions
Ennio Marchetto
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-15 Aug
- 22:30
- £11.50
Al Lubel in... I'm Still Al Lubel. Al Lubel. Copyright: Happy Pup Films / Frozen Echo Productions
Al Lubel
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 22:30
- £6.50
Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television. Chris Ramsey. Copyright: Lucky Features
Chris Ramsey
- 16-24 Aug
- 22:30
- £12.50
The Comedy Zone. Copyright: Limelight Film Company Limited
Comedy Zone
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 22:45
- £7
Mat Ewins: The Six Million Dollar Ewins. Mat Ewins. Copyright: Bill And Ben Productions
Mat Ewins
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
- 22:45
- £6.50
Julian McCullough: Dream Girls. Julian McCullough
Julian McCullough
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 22:45
- £8
Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 1. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Kath Hughes, Edward Easton. Copyright: BBC
Gein Family Giftshop
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug
- 22:45
- £6
The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In. Image shows from L to R: Matt Grant, Tom Houghton, Sam Pacelli, Charlie Granville, Tom Livingstone
Noise Next Door
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug
- 22:50
- £8.50
Francesco De Carlo: Italians Do It Later. Francesco De Carlo
Francesco De Carlo
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
- 22:50
- £7
AAA Stand-Up Late. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
AAA Stand-Up Late
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
- 23:00
- £6
The Jest. Image shows from L to R: Jack Stanley, Luke Theobald, Ella Ainsworth, Bryony Twydle, Tristan Rogers. Copyright: Avalon Television
The Jest
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug
- 23:00
- £6.50
Alfie Brown: Divorced from Reality (and My Wife). Alfie Brown. Copyright: BBC
Alfie Brown
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
- 23:00
- £6.50
Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games. Mark Watson. Copyright: Unstoppable Entertainment
Mark Watson: Games
- 7-16 Aug
- 23:00
- £7.50
Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand. Nick Helm. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Komedia Entertainment
Nick Helm
- 11 & 12 Aug
- 23:00
- £15