What Happens in the Dark at Niddry Upper & Lower @ theSpaceUK

In this laugh-out-loud, award-winning farce, the lights are "opposite" whats dark to the characters is fully visible to you. When a burglar breaks into a married couples home, long-buried secrets come spilling out. Over one chaotic night, they must outwit the intruder, maintain their compounding lies and somehow save their marriage, all while navigating total darkness. Packed with wild physical comedy, mistaken identities and escalating mayhem, this high-energy comedy keeps audiences laughing from start-to-finish.The idea for this new work started in 2017 with lead actor and writer, Kris Buxton-Dean, alongside director Casey Buxton-Dean and actor Hannelore Berlin. In the decade since, the story began resonating in new ways Kris never expected, paralleling his own marriage and journey of self-discovery and sexuality. In 2025, he revisited the script, with actors Andrew Puente and Lee Pollero joining the cast, and what started 8 years prior as a straight-forward farce morphed into something equally silly, but significantly more deep and personal. Writer and actor Kris Buxton-Dean says, I believe we are at our most vulnerable state in complete darkness, and thats whats so exciting about this play: its a rare and wacky opportunity to see characters literally stumble through the darkness as they find themselves.What Happens in the Dark is coming to Edinburgh Festival Fringe through Identity Crisis Productions (Nominee for Best Comedic Theatre and Winners of the 2025 StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival) to share this heartfelt romp with new audiences around the world. This is the first Identity Crisis Productions show to come to Edinburgh, however producer Kelly Lynne DAngelo is no stranger to bringing hits to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Previous credits include: Les Millnniables (2023) and The Anti Yogi (2025) with sold-out and award-winning runs. This team is ready to brighten (or perhaps darken) the Royal Mile this August!