Saturday 8th August 2009
The Pleasance Times
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EXTRA SHOW LISTINGS PLEASANCE LIVE 25 GALA!!
Shappi Khorsadi
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums!
Sarah Millican
Pleasance One
The Grand
Pleasance One
20, 23 August
23rd August
22 August
12 pm- 13 pm
22.20-23.20
FULL LINE UP RHOD GILBERT (full run sold outlast chance to see Rhod perform!) Sarah Millican Pappy’s Fun Club Pippa Evans Andrew Lawrence BOOK NOW!!
22.20-23.20 £12.00 (£10.50)
£14.50 (£13.00)
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YOUR FREE DAILY GUIDE TO THE BIGGEST AND BEST VENUE ON THE FRINGE Saturday 8th August
PAPPY’S FUN CLUB!
£11.50 (£10.00)
What’s Inside
Clare and Gilbert from Jumping Mouse join us to talk about the all new Pleasance Kidzone! Plus Daily Word search!
Plus many, many, many extra show listings!
Tim Key
The Penny Dreadfuls
RHOD GILBERT
Upstairs
Pleasance Two
Pleasance Grand
15,18,25 August
14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 29 August
22nd, 27th, 29th
23.00-23.55
23.15 – 00.15am
£11.50 (£10.00)
£12.50 - £15.00
19.15-20.10 £8.00 to £10.50
KEVIN BRIDGES An Hour To Sing For Your Soul Pleasance Grand 26th 23.15 £12.00 (£10.50) Pleasance Beside 29TH &30TH 18.20-19.20 £12.00 (10.50) Pleasance Beyond 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 15th 22.00 – 23.00 £12.00 (£10.50)
Channel 4 favourites Pappyʼs Fun Club are back for their fourth run at the festival. They told us more about this year show ʻPappyʼs Fun Club World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hourʼ. “Back in February we thought it would be a good idea to attempt 200 sketches in an hour, and now we are getting our comeuppance. I think the key word really has to be attempt” explains Matthew. Billed between comedy legend Rhod Gilbert and TVʼs 4 Poofs and a Piano, the Pappyʼs Boys are on the
verge of comedy greatness. However, for every high there is a low. The demise of Woolworths was a sad event for all of us, but it would appear no one was hit harder than sketch group Pappyʼs Fun Club. “So many people used to think what is that shop actually for? Woolworths was basically designed for us. We used to buy the majority of our props from there, and weʼd organise them into the little sports bags they used to sell. It was a big thing for us when it went bust.”
Itʼs not all bad news. The shows are selling extremely well and the group are obviously happy with the reactions they are getting. “We were lucky enough to have a lot of people at our first performance. They were in a great mood and really ready to start their festival.” “We have had such lovely runs that Edinburgh feels like a home from home for us really.” Despite being The Scotsmanʼs ʻfunniest sketch troupe on the Fringeʼ the group have learnt to be philosophical about the press.
“Press is incidental. If you get a great review it makes you feel good for a couple of minutes. If you get a bad review it makes you feel bad for a couple of days. But if someone walks up to you in the street and tells you they really enjoyed the show it means a lot more.” Youʼd be hard pushed to find a Pappyʼs audience member who hadnʼt thoroughly enjoyed their experience. Donʼt miss your chance to join in the fun. Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance One 19.20 (20.20) 5-31 August (not 19) £10.50 - £14.00
Saturday 8th August 2009
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JUMPING MOUSE
Saturday 8th August 2009
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This is the Kidzoneʼs first year at the Pleasance and it is off to a flying start. In large part itʼs success has been down to the fantastic kids shows we have on – like Jumping Mouse. Jumping Mouse is the third show that Unpacked Theatre has brought to the Fringe. Aimed at anyone four and over, it includes a mix of humour perfect for the whole family. We were joined by Director Clare Dunn and Gilbert Taylor, who
Daily Word Search!! are both performing in the show. Adapted from a Native Amercian folk story, Jumping Mouse is the story of a young boy who doesnʼt want to move house. One day on a bus he hears the magical story of the bullfrogs, a wolf, a bison and of course Jumping Mouse. “We took that myth and devised a way to tell it the way we wanted to, with puppets, music and songs” said director Clare Dunn. “It can be a chal-
lenge to keep a young audience engaged. Weʼve tried to keep our story-telling as vibrant as possible.The story is punctuated with songs, and we do a lot with the audience. We get the children to give us names for the characters and we teach them how to jump.” The Pleasanceʼs new venue for kids means that shows like Jumping Mouse are in far more demand at the Fringe. “With the teepee set up today I saw more
kids in the courtyard than I remember seeing in the whole of the festival last year! It brings a whole new dynamic and just shows that the Fringe is for anyone to attend and enjoy.” This is a fantastic crossover show that parents and children alike will love. Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Two 11.30 (12.30) 5-31 August £5.00 - £7.50 Watch out for a Kidzone special edition of The Pleasance Times!
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