▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁sister ▁ven ue , ▁also ▁called ▁The ▁Ple as ance , ▁that ▁the ▁trust ▁opened ▁in ▁Is ling ton ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁The ▁Ple as ance ▁complex ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁separate ▁buildings , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁block ▁situated ▁around ▁a ▁central , ▁c ob bled ▁cour ty ard . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁block ▁houses ▁two ▁bars , ▁The ▁Ple as ance ▁Bar ▁and ▁The ▁Cab aret ▁Bar , ▁situated ▁in ▁ad jo ining ▁rooms ▁with ▁a ▁remov able ▁partition ▁in - between . ▁Up st airs ▁from ▁these , ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁block , ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁Ple as ance ▁Theatre . ▁Un like ▁other ▁university ▁buildings , ▁all ▁these ▁spaces ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁year ▁round , ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁student ▁identification . ▁The ▁Cab aret ▁Bar ▁and ▁Theatre ▁host ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁live ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁including ▁the ▁Ple as ance ▁S essions ▁music ▁festival ▁and ▁regular ▁live ▁music , ▁comedy , ▁spoken ▁word ▁and ▁poetry ▁night s . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁Fol k ▁Club . ▁ ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁contains ▁rooms ▁and ▁meeting ▁spaces ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁book ed ▁out ▁for ▁society ▁use . ▁In ▁a ▁building ▁towards ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁is ▁the ▁Ple as ance ▁sports ▁centre ▁and ▁g ym . ▁ ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge , ▁the ▁whole ▁complex ▁is ▁converted ▁into