Pleasance Theatre Islington

Events at Pleasance Theatre Islington

• A Grave Situation

  Performance

  17 Dec 2009 to 23 Dec 2009

  Armed with spades and Albert's trusty toothpick, our grave-digging heroes try to tunnel back to Blighty in time to taste Daphne's Battenburg.

   

• Crash Test Comedy

  Comedy

  26 Oct 2009 to 23 Nov 2009

  Idiots of Ants host this once a month sketch, stand up, music and character comedy night where the best acts on the circuit 'Crash Test' their most recent material.

   

• Idiots of Ants: This is War

  Comedy

  3 Dec 2009 to 5 Dec 2009

  This show is a glorious hour of great, original, focused comedy writing, performed by a consummately talented foursome' - Kate Copstick, The Scotsman.

   

• Jesus, My Boy

  Performance

  24 Nov 2009 to 29 Nov 2009

  Jesus My Boy stars Tom Conti as a feisty Joseph recounting the coming of the Messiah in a hilariously refreshing intimate play written by comedian John Dowie. Highlights include his memorable meeting with Mary, the truth behind the birth itself and his sceptical encounter with the so-called Three Wise Men. The story ends with his sometime explosive, sometimes touching reflection on the events that leading up to his son's death.