Credit: Ben Sherwood
By Grace Hatchell
Most people arrive on Earth, look around, pay a few bills and eventually develop a complicated relationship with the self-checkout machine.
Natalie Patuzzo’s alien has a rather more ambitious assignment.
In her debut clown show, Every Single Sound in the World, Patuzzo plays an extraterrestrial visitor sent to collect every sound on the planet.
Every one.
Birdsong. Doorbells. Sneezes. Kettles. The noise your knees make when you stand up after the age of thirty-five. Presumably all of it must be gathered, catalogued and returned to whichever intergalactic department thought this was a manageable afternoon’s work.
The show comes to Greenside @ George Street’s Ivy Studio from 24 to 29 August 2026, with performances beginning at 3.10pm.
An alien with a very noisy to-do list
Every Single Sound in the World grew from the viral TikTok trend “make the noise,” in which people attempt to recreate familiar sounds using only their voices.
It is the sort of challenge that begins innocently with somebody imitating a microwave and ends forty minutes later with three adults arguing over the correct sound of a damp flip-flop.
For Natalie Patuzzo, the game began as an informal challenge between friends before finding its way into comedy clubs. Audiences were invited to suggest increasingly inventive sounds for her to recreate, which apparently delighted everybody and, one imagines, placed unusual strain on the phrase “go on, then.”
Those live experiments have now developed into a full clown show combining vocal sound effects, physical comedy, objects and audience interaction.
Nothing in the room is entirely safe from becoming part of the orchestra.
Comedy made from voices, objects and whatever the audience shouts out
At the centre of the show is Patuzzo’s alien, attempting to understand Earth by listening to it.
She uses her voice and an assortment of objects to recreate existing noises and invent entirely new ones. The audience can also contribute challenges, meaning every performance has the potential to take a sudden and alarming turn.
Someone may request the sound of a passing train.
Someone else may request a disappointed llama reversing into a wardrobe.
This is the Edinburgh Fringe. Standards of restraint cannot be guaranteed.
The premise gives Patuzzo plenty of room for clowning, improvisation and physical comedy. Yet beneath the silliness lies a thoughtful exploration of communication and what it feels like to experience the world differently.
When repeating a sound becomes a way of understanding the world
Although Every Single Sound in the World is a comedy, it is also informed by Patuzzo’s experience as an autistic person.
The alien’s attempts to copy, collect and interpret sounds connect with echolalia: the repetition of words, phrases or noises, often in response to something a person has heard.
For some autistic children, echolalia can be an important part of communication and language development. From the outside, however, repeated sounds may be misunderstood or treated as unusual behaviour rather than a meaningful way of processing and responding to the world.
By placing this experience inside the story of an alien visitor, Patuzzo explores the feeling of being separated from those around you while trying to understand their rules.
It is a clever fit.
After all, childhood can already feel like landing on a planet where everybody else received the instruction booklet and refuses to admit it exists.
The show appears to use clowning not to lecture its audience, but to invite them into a different sensory world — one in which sounds deserve to be examined, copied, played with and occasionally turned into something gloriously ridiculous.
A bright clown show with something deeper underneath
Patuzzo has been described by Honorary Manc as an “endearing yet wickedly funny physical performer,” while The Reviews Hub said her work could send audiences back into the world feeling brighter.
That combination of warmth and mischief sounds central to Every Single Sound in the World.
The alien premise gives the show an immediate comic charm, but it also creates room to explore isolation, curiosity and the exhausting business of trying to decode other people.
It is not difficult to imagine Patuzzo’s visitor becoming overwhelmed by Earth’s collection of noises.
A hand dryer in a public toilet is enough to make many humans reconsider their place in the universe.
Yet the show also celebrates sound as something joyful. A noise can become a game, a connection or an invitation for an audience to join in.
We spend much of our lives trying to block out the world. Patuzzo’s alien has arrived determined to hear all of it.
Even the person opening a packet of crisps during the quietest part of the performance.
Who is Natalie Patuzzo?
Natalie Patuzzo is a Manchester-based clown, director and theatre-maker.
She grew up in the Midlands and Essex before training in European Theatre Arts at Rose Bruford College. Her studies included a placement at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where she focused on non-verbal theatre.
Patuzzo has also trained at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris and École Jacques Lecoq, two institutions closely associated with clowning, movement and physical performance.
Which means she has studied the serious art of looking deeply foolish with exceptional precision.
She met collaborator Ali Wilson-Goldsmith during a clown workshop with Carlo Jacucci. Alongside her solo work, Patuzzo co-directed Nuns of Fury, which won the Audience Choice Award at Manchester Fringe 2025 and enjoyed an almost sold-out Edinburgh run that same year.
She was also nominated for Best Newcomer at Manchester Fringe.
Not bad for somebody now volunteering to imitate every noise ever produced.
Why Every Single Sound in the World could be an Edinburgh Fringe gem
The premise is wonderfully simple: an alien needs to collect the sounds of Earth.
From there, the possibilities become almost endless.
It offers a structure audiences can understand immediately while leaving Patuzzo free to improvise, play and respond to whatever noises people throw at her.
More importantly, the show appears to have an emotional idea running beneath the clowning. It uses sound to explore how people communicate, how difference can create isolation and how something others dismiss as strange may carry its own meaning.
That gives the silliness weight without crushing it beneath a giant educational anvil.
There is also something rather lovely about a show asking audiences to pay attention to the noises surrounding them. We move through a world full of tiny sound effects that we barely notice: radiators clicking, trainers squeaking, buses sighing and someone three streets away dropping what sounds like an entire cutlery drawer.
Perhaps Earth is not always elegant.
But it is certainly not quiet.
Grace’s verdict
I like the sound of this one.
Forgive me. The pun was sitting there unattended.
Every Single Sound in the World has the makings of a playful, accessible clown show with a genuinely personal core. The alien collecting noises is a strong comic character, while the connection to autism and echolalia adds another layer without making the show sound heavy-handed.
It could be silly, strange and unexpectedly moving.
It may also leave audiences spending the rest of the afternoon attempting to reproduce the noise of an Edinburgh tram using only their cheeks.
A public service, really.
Venue: Greenside @ George Street, Ivy Studio
Dates: 24 – 29 Aug 2026
Time: 15:10 (50 mins)
Bookings: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/every-single-sound-in-the-world
Natalie Patuzzo: Every Single Sound in the World — Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Venue: Greenside @ George Street, Ivy Studio
Dates: 24–29 August 2026
Time: 3.10pm
Running time: 50 minutes
Performer: Natalie Patuzzo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Every Single Sound in the World about?
The show follows an alien who arrives on Earth with a mission to collect every sound on the planet. Natalie Patuzzo creates noises using her voice, objects, physical comedy and suggestions from the audience.
Is Every Single Sound in the World a clown show?
Yes. It is Natalie Patuzzo’s debut solo clown show and combines physical performance, improvisation, sound-making and audience interaction.
Is the show based on a TikTok trend?
The idea has roots in the viral “make the noise” trend, where participants try to recreate everyday sounds using only their voices.
Does the show involve audience participation?
Yes. Audience members may be invited to suggest sounds for Natalie Patuzzo to recreate, so no two performances are likely to be exactly the same.
Does the show explore autism?
Yes. The production draws on Patuzzo’s experience as an autistic person and considers the alienation autistic children can experience, including through echolalia.
What is echolalia?
Echolalia is the repetition of words, phrases or sounds that a person has heard. It is often associated with autism and can be part of communication, learning or processing language.
Where is Natalie Patuzzo performing at Edinburgh Fringe 2026?
The show will be performed in the Ivy Studio at Greenside @ George Street.
When does Every Single Sound in the World run?
Performances take place from 24 to 29 August 2026.
What time does the show begin?
The show starts at 3.10pm and has a running time of approximately 50 minutes.
Who is Natalie Patuzzo?
Natalie Patuzzo is a Manchester-based clown, director and theatre-maker. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at Manchester Fringe and co-directed the award-winning show Nuns of Fury.
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