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Pleasance announces first Edinburgh Fringe shows
The Pleasance Theatre Trust is back for another summer with a fantastic programme of theatre, comedy, cabaret and family productions.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2024The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2023
Julia Masli comes top in the Guardian's favourite live comedies this year, although she insists her show is not a comedy.
Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian, 21st December 2023Catherine Cohen on friend and fellow comic Megan Stalter: 'I'd never seen anyone like her'
The Fringe, friendship and fangirling over Taylor Swift: all this and more gets an airing as comic buddies Megan Stalter and Catherine Cohen set the world to rights.
Megan Merino, The List, 14th August 2023Catherine Cohen cancels Fringe run after stroke
Acclaimed US comic Catherine Cohen has had to cancel her entire Edinburgh Fringe run after suffering a "mini-stroke".
British Comedy Guide, 10th August 2023Edinburgh Fringe: 10 of the best comedy and theatre shows to watch
As the Fringe returns, Isobel Lewis has waded through the thousands of names in the programme to find you 10 shows to watch.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 4th August 2023Catherine Cohen interview
Expect savage and sexualised skewering of millennial mores and a cabaret voice for the ages. All while dressed to (literally?) kill. I spoke to Cohen about blow dries, body image and being delusional.
Michael Whitham, Edinburgh Festivals, 4th August 2023The 12 best women-led comedy and theatre shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
Edinburgh welcomes the Fringe Festival once more this month, but which women-led shows should you be adding to your list? Here are 12 shows Stylist is buzzing about.
Shahed Ezaydi, Stylist, 3rd August 2023August Gig Guide: Fringe Takeover
For this month's Gig Guide, we are excited to announce our Edinburgh Fringe Festival Takeover.
Tash Snaith, Funny Women, 31st July 2023Edinburgh Festival 2023: the best theatre and comedy to book
Our critics pick 20 of the must-see shows for those travelling north of the border for the world's biggest this summer.
Bruce Dessau & Tim Bano, Evening Standard, 24th July 2023Pleasance announces latest batch of Edinburgh Shows
The third Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust features further comedic names and noteworthy newcomers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th May 2023