Sideshow is the director's modern take on the black humour of the old Ealing Comedies.

Sideshow was filmed over 3 weeks in Bristol, Clevedon, Portishead and South Wales, during January and February 2019. Filming locations included the historic Curzon Cinema in Clevedon opened in 1912, one of the UK's oldest, continuously running cinemas; the Redgrave Theatre in Bristol, and the cliff tops of Nash Point in South Wales, which have also served as a backdrop for Doctor Who and His Dark Materials.

The first night of filming was interrupted by an unscheduled bell ringing practice and an angry couple in their underwear complaining about the crew's lights shining through their bedroom window.

Cinematographer Stephen J. Brand used vintage 1960s camera lenses to capture Sideshow's retro look.

The film's haunting Hungarian Romani inspired score was composed by Michael Csányi Wills and performed by some of the UK's leading musicians. The soundtrack will be released by Movie Score Media.