A journey through the dark
Join us on our journey as we produce our new musical inspired by Norwegian folklore

Our story unfolds

Nocturne is a new and exciting musical which draws inspiration from Norwegian folklore.Nocturne a new musical is inspired by Norwegian folkore and folk music. Following a young woman, Solveig, through the woods in her search for her missing cow.
She must face dangers on her journey which quickly evolves into a quest to save the magical forest from the terrifying Nøkken.
Join us on a journey through enchanting tales and melodies, as we bring the rich heritage of Norwegian folklore to life on stage.


Book Brighton
We will be touring our show at Brighton, Wandsworth and Edinburgh Fringe!
First out is Brighton fringe from the 30th of May to the 1st of June.
Book your tickets now and meet us in Brighton!
Edinburgh
Brighton fringe 2025
Festival
Daily 10am
Our donors
Currently we have a crowdfunder up and running in order to collect enough for our production, here are some of the lovely words backers have posted on our Crowdfunder. You can support us through Crowdfunder or by donating through our online store
"Hope you get Nocturne there for 2025!"
Tim
"I'm so excited for this project, and so pleased I get to support it! Best of luck to the team, can't wait to see you on the big stage"
Diana
A folklore gallery
Our official artwork and the art that inspires us












Meet our team
Nocturne is the creative child of Hedda Rustad Carlsen and Hannah Debansi. Nocturne uses many artforms in order to convey its message and is an amazing collaboration between the world of art and music
Hannah Debansi
Our Writer and Art Director Hannah loves creating stories and artwork in varying mediums. She studied Creative Writing and Drama at Royal Holloway.
She has since been involved in set design and numerous roles behind the scenes in a number of different productions at previous years at the Edinburgh Fringe, including ‘Our Country’s Good’, ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and ‘Derelict’.
Hedda Rustad Carlsen
Our composer and writer Hedda is a musical theatre performer based in London. She earned her BA in arts from Bath Spa University in 2019 and has worked within the industry since.
She has composed two musicals that have premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe. "Enigma" in 2019 and "Alfie the Musical" in 2024.



