It is festival season and that means that in the next month there is so many great comedy festivals to look forward to! This month we are looking at some of the great shows that you can see at the Edinburgh Fringe. So take note because we are going to give you all the information you need for just a handful of some of the great shows happening this year!

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Only Bones – Daniel Nodder

Location: Assembly Roxy – Downstairs (Venue 139)

Dates:  Aug 5th-18th, 20th-30th

Time: 20:20

Price: £14 Concessions £13

Ticket Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/only-bones-daniel-nodder

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Hello! Tell us all about your show!

Only Bones – Daniel Nodder is a solo physical theatre show that traverses space and time, touring all the way from Aotearoa / New Zealand for the very first time. It was devised under Thom Monckton’s Only Bones Project rules (one performer, one light, no words, no set, no props, all within 1m²) –

I’m the 11th solo performer across the world to make one! My version is an epic odyssey through deep space, exploring the boundaries of physics, time and space, told with nothing but movement, sound design and wet mouth noises. We see the Big Bang, the creation and death of the Dinosaurs (tragic!), a tongue-singing rendition of Midnight from CATS, the invention of fire (hot!), a wibbly wobbly melting iceberg (too hot!), a space-jaunt-turned-crash-landing, alien hand creatures trying to do stand-up, and a pair of lipsyncing kneecap divas. It’s ridiculous, mesmerising, strange and pushes the boundaries of what we call “theatre”. Where else but the Fringe?

What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the fringe?

I’m keen to catch some of my fellow NZ artists: HOW TO ART, Guy Williams, TO BE FRANK, Hugo’s Rainbow Show and Binge Culture’s Werewolf.
I’m also super pumped to see a bunch of clowns that are in the festival – STAMPTOWN, Elf Lyons, Creepy Boys, Garry Starr, Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for An Hour, “Be Good” with Paulette and Mark Vigeant’s OUT THERE would be my picks.

If this is your first time – what are you looking forward to?

I’m looking forward to meeting new artists, finding friends and establishing enemies in the world’s biggest scale Fringe. I’m also looking forward to seeing shows that I have been hearing about on the Fringe circuit for years, but have never got the chance to see. Specifically, “A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And…”I also think the scale of the festival will boggle my brain – we have like 5 venues total at NZ Fringe, so this is a bit of a step up in terms of size!

Talk us through your daily routine for a day at the Fringe

Wake up. Eat a balanced breakfast (leftovers). Check ticket sales. Consider running another ad. Decide against it. Go get a coffee. Flyering round #1 (optimistic).Watch a 12pm performance that should probably be in a 11pm slot. Debrief with friends in the artist bar.

Flyering round #2 (forced smile). Eat a balanced lunch (supermarket meal deal). Watch the best show I have ever seen in the smallest venue I have ever sat in. Debrief with friends in the Wetherspoons across the road. Head to my venue. Chat to the Box Office staff for too long. Go backstage. Stretch (face, fingers, kneecaps).

Practice noises & voices (slurping, T-Rex, David Attenborough). Draw eyes on my ankle. Ensure sock is properly placed in costume pocket. Make sure my light bulb is behaving. Preshow ritual (heavy breathing & brush teeth). Do show. Rambling out-of-breath post-show speech. Debrief with new friends at the artist bar. Eat a balanced dinner (a beer & a bowl of fries). Watch shows until 1am. Regret watching shows until 1am. Fall into bed. Get ready to do it all again.

Ok, where is your favourite place to eat at the Fringe?

I have only been to Edinburgh once, but the tale of the supermarket Meal Deals (TM) has travelled far and wide, even reaching us here at the other end of the world in Aotearoa / NZ. So, you can best believe I will be lining up to see what all the fuss is about…

Best thing about performing at the fringe?

I think for me, the best thing about performing at the Fringe is meeting other creatives! Festival like this attract so many talented, beautiful and truly strange people, and it is a pleasure to meet every last one of them!

Do you bring anything special from home to make it feel more special whilst you are away?

This is an awful thing to confess, but I have a collection of ceramic clown statuettes that I have sourced from second hand shops across the world (I get a new one in each place we tour to). I reckon I will take one with me as moral support, though I worry the rest will get jealous of the one that gets picked…

What are your best hacks to save money whilst at the Fringe?

Never gamble against a close-up magician.

If people want to find out more about you where can they follow you on social media?

Daniel Nodder on Facebook, and @d_dog_nodder on Instagram.

And Finally in three words – Why should people come and see the show?

WOBBLY. KIWI. BONES.

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