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Edinburgh Reporter
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Fringe 2025 – Del Valle – A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll…and Redemption ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A journey of acting and addiction from Texas to Hollywood, to the Chelsea Hotel and back to a Texas prison cell This show is written and performed by Ned Van Zandt. It is a darkly comic memoir that charts Van Zandt's extraordinary life from teenage acting star to the drug-fuelled chaos of 1970s New York, and eventually the harsh realities of incarceration. This isn't typical Fringe fare – it's a masterpiece that pulls no punches and could be expected to be performed at the International Festival. Van Zandt has worked with Jane Fonda in Coming Home as 'a soldier boy'. He nearly became Luke Skywalker – 'but didn't'. Van Zandt name drops his way through his career, and tells us how he arrived in New York to escape from the West Coast. He was in The Marvellous Mrs Maisel.. Once in the Big Apple he lived on the ninth floor of the Chelsea Hotel. There he became friends and a supplier of drugs to Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. He visited them on the fateful night that Nancy was stabbed to death. Did Sid kill her? You will find out that Van Zandt knows more. The performance follows Van Zandt's descent through Hollywood addiction to his unlikely imprisonment in Del Valle, a Texas state prison, where he finds himself giving acting lessons (and sexual favours) to the Junior Grand Dragon of the Texas Aryan Brotherhood in exchange for protection. Ned Van Zandt has mastered the delivery of a solo performance, and this show will take your through all the emotions – it's entertaining, it's funny, its sad, its frightening – but most of all it is great entertainment. Venue: 302 Dairy Room at Underbelly, Bristo Square Time: 14.55 Tickets here Like this: Like Related
Scotsman
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Produced by Tony Award-winner Craig Balsam, Del Valle comes to the UK: A True First-Hand Account Sid & Nancy, The Chelsea Hotel and life in a Texas Prison
Ned Van Zandt's first-hand true stories of living in the guts of New York City's 1970s music scene, where he shared a wall with Sid Vicious and Nancy Spurgen in the infamous Chelsea Hotel. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... In Del Valle: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll... and Redemption, Ned Van Zandt tells his own first-hand true stories of living in the guts of New York City's 1970s music scene, where he shared a wall with Sid Vicious and Nancy Spurgen in the infamous Chelsea Hotel. During his time there he frequented their room 100, as well as the iconic Studio 54 and CBGB clubs. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad From after-parties with The Clash to working on a film with Jane Fonda to contemplating asking Chaka Khan if he could borrow $30,000 for rehab - Ned hasseen (and done) it all. New York City InDel Valle, Nedearnestly takes the audience through his debaucherous days in NYC, his Hollywood acting career and his time in a Texas prison - where the almost-famous actor was recognised by a high-ranking inmate who offered "protection" in exchange for acting lessons. Tony Award-winner Craig Balsam is the producer of Del Valle, a play that follows themes of addiction, queerness, celebrity, survival and ultimately, redemption. Ned has already featured in the documentaries Who Killed Nancy? and Sad Vacation, which explore the many theories behind the tragic deaths of Sid and Nancy, but now Ned is telling the story on his own terms. Developed at The Orchard Project and based entirely on Van Zandt's real life, Del Valle doesn't flinch. Expect a punchy, provocative meditation on queerness, celebrity, drugs, and survival – all told with the wry humour and soul-baring honesty of a man who's seen it all. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ned will be bringing his unforgettable show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year at Dairy Room at Underbelly, Bristo Square from August 6th. Tickets can be found here:
Edinburgh Reporter
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Reporter
Actor who partied with Sid and Nancy to tell his story at the Fringe
Texas-born actor and writer Ned Van Zandt invites you to step into the wild, raw, and often shockingly hilarious world of Del Valle. This is the true tale of a well-worn Texas man who made it in Hollywood… and then made it to prison, at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Continue reading here Like this: Like Related
