What Happens in the Dark
What Happens in the Dark is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Niddry St. It has 20 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 20:15 to Fri 28 Aug, 22:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
In this laugh-out-loud, award-winning farce, the lights are "opposite" – what’s dark to the characters is fully visible to you. When a burglar breaks into a married couple’s 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. Winner of the StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award and Nominee for Hollywood Fringe Best Comedy.
Details
- Venue: theSpace @ Niddry St
- Space: Upper Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Farce, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 92 seats (Upper Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 20, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access via ground level entrance; then up one floor in a standard passenger lift. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: None 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 26 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.
An incredibly funny look into the marriage of two deeply deluded humans.
— A Youngish Perspective (4 out of 5 stars)
What Happens in the Dark is a farce-like comedy play about a night where a married couple’s relationship is starting to get a little fraught and the people they’re both having affairs with somehow break into the bedroom…
What Happens in the Dark is well worth seeing for its strong acting and exceptionally intelligent writing. It’s a brisk and extremely funny hour of high-quality entertainment.
— British Theatre Guide (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 23:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 23:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 23:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 23:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 23:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 23:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 22:20 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 22:20 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 22:20 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:20 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:20 — Already performed — £16.00