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Club NVRLND

 
Gillian Bain Review by Gillian Bain 4 Published: 2 Aug 2025 Assembly Checkpoint Show Dates: 30 Jul 2025-24 Aug 2025

Sweaty, nostalgic, camp, and maybe just a little bit magical. Club NVRLND is bringing the greatest hits of the 2000s to their fully immersive nightclub reimagining of Peter Pan. It’s Pan’s 30th birthday, but will tensions between him and a rival club owner get in the way of a great night—and rekindling a spark with runaway bride Wendy? The atmosphere on the dance floor is electric as the audience is encouraged to dance and sing along with the performers as the show unfolds around them.

These lost boys are not to be underestimated.

This is a night out like no other this festival season, best enjoyed with a group of friends and a drink in hand. Immersive theatre has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years at the Fringe and can sometimes fall into the trap of being a tokenistic bolt-on. This is far from the case with Club NVRLND. The audience is standing the whole time, needing to move around the space as the story plays out. Performers will dance with you, and songs are performed from within the crowd—it feels genuinely exciting and different. Because of this setup, it does mean there will be occasions where being able to see the action can become an issue for some sections of the crowd, but that just adds to the chaotic atmosphere, which you quickly get used to. There seem to be some sound teething problems in getting the balance right, with the challenge of the loud club music (and loud audience) meaning at times sections of dialogue were lost. Hopefully, this will be resolved by the end of the run. The plot is fun and silly, with no great depth, but that is not what you’re looking for from this sort of show. You’re looking for a party—and what a party they have to give.

The cast themselves are phenomenal; they show so much skill in getting the audience on side and comfortable enough to join in with the fun. By the end of the night, I don’t think there was a single person not dancing. Additionally, they also pull off some genuinely powerful vocal performances and dances that don't let the energy drop for even a second. These lost boys are not to be underestimated in their musical theatre calibre. They’re giving it all on stage and reaping rewards from an audience who fell into the palm of their hands.

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Welcome to NVRLND, where the party goes straight on till morning, featuring the biggest 2000s anthems: Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and more! Wendy's about to get married, but one night in NVRLND changes everything. Reuniting with Peter Pan, she's thrown back into a world of intoxicating fun and reckless adventure. But can youth really last forever? Or does growing up offer its own magic? With book by Olivier Award nominee Jack Holden (Cruise, KENREX), Club NVRLND is an irreverent, high-energy, nostalgia-fuelled immersive party where happy thoughts abound, drinks flow, and the night is always young.