Aether

About the show

A PhD student hunting dark matter collides with a disillusioned illusionist, a teenage medium with a secret, a murdered mathematician, and a trail-blazing astronomer to investigate the greatest unsolved mystery of the universe. Weaving together fact, fiction, and everything in between, Aether explores physics, faith, and magic in rich theatrical spectacle to uncover humanity’s insatiable fascination with the unknown.

Fresh from its sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Aether makes its London premiere at Jermyn Street Theatre. Crowned Best Theatre Show of the Fringe by The Telegraph and with writer-director Emma Howlett named one of The Stage’s Fringe Five, this breakthrough hit plays just eight unmissable performances.