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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…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. What Happens in the Dark is by Identity Crisis Productions, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at theSpace @ Niddry St, Niddry Street, EH1 1TH, 7 August to 28 August.
The show runs 50 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets from £12. Content warnings: Scenes of violence, Scenes of a sexual nature and Strong language.