Only Bones – Daniel Nodder
Only Bones – Daniel Nodder is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Roxy. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 20:20 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Explore a microscopic universe from the Big Bang to the death of the stars in this multi award-winning, physical-theatre odyssey through deep space. A nonverbal, jelly-like performer plucks creatures from evolutionary history and pushes, bends and twists their body and the boundaries of physics, creating mind-bending comedy and entire worlds out of nothing. * (TheClothesline.com.au). ½ (ArtsHub.com.au). This mesmerising work is the latest iteration of the Only Bones Project. Each version adheres to a simple set of rules: One performer, one light, no text, no set, no props, no narrative, all within 1m2.
Details
- Venue: Assembly Roxy
- Space: Downstairs
- Genre: CIRCUS, Physical theatre, Clown
- Country: NEW ZEALAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Downstairs) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 15 steps en-route to this space. Stairs: 11- 20 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 4 published reviews and 27 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
You come to the Edinburgh Fringe looking for entertainment – perhaps comedy, dance, puppetry or cabaret. What you might not expect to encounter is the extraordinary talent of Daniel Nodder who covers all of these…
— Everything Theatre (4 out of 5 stars)
A largely non-verbal journey from the Big Bang to the death of the stars, the challenge that New Zealand performer Daniel Nodder has set himself in one-man show Only Bones is not small, but he is undeniably hugely…
We open to a bare lightbulb hanging from the ceiling, and there's a man in white clutching a red light. His fingers dance, merging with the music – an exceptional display of physical control and a great degree of…
— Broadway Baby (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £14.00