Edinburgh Fringe Chats (#152): CLUB NVRLND

As anticipation builds for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, we’re catching up with a range of exciting creatives preparing to bring their work to the world’s largest arts festival this August. In this series, we delve into the stories behind the shows, the inspiration driving the artists, and what audiences can expect. Today, we’re joined by the team behind Club NVRLND to find out more.

1.  Can you begin by telling us about your show?

God where to begin… you’ll enter Club NVRLND, run by Peter Pan, on the eve of his 30th birthday.
Peter, suffering from his namesake syndrome, may be having a public breakdown. Hook is an ex-gogo dancer trying to take over the club. To top it all off, Wendy crashes the party and back into his life, after ghosting him for decades.
In the vein of ‘never growing up’, The Great Songbook of Naughties Bangers takes us through the madness that ensues, remixed by the music team into insanely good club anthems.

2.  What made you want to be involved in Club NVRLND at the Fringe this year?
The first thing that caught my eye was - the Edinburgh Fringe. I went up with student shows and, up there with Glasto and Butlins, it holds a special place in my heart.
Secondly, Peter’s a proper neurotic showman. In another life I wanted to be an frontman of a band. So I always look for roles that let me live out that egotistical hedonistic fantasy.
Thirdly. I love immersive theatre. And NVRLND really is a club, even the bar is open throughout. Getting paid to go clubbing every night seems like a smart career move.

3.  How would you describe your show in three words?
Love. Sex. Magic. (Disclaimer to Ciara fans - this song does not feature)

4.  What do you hope audiences take away from watching your performance?
I hope people who say “oh I hate immersive theatre” come out going, “actually, I had a blast”.
I hope audiences feel like they’ve come to a magical hub in an already buzzing city.

5.  What’s your top tip for surviving the Fringe?
Keep going and consume it all. You can sleep in September.
Though I’m no student theatre kid anymore… so I may be eating my words a week in.

6.  Where and when can people see your show?
They can see it at Assembly Checkpoint by Bristo Square at 9:15pm every night of the fringe (bar Wednesdays) !
Don’t book anything after, you may be going straight on till morning…