Friday 29 - Sunday 31 May 2026
User Menu UK Games Expo

The Dark Room!

Days
Friday
Time
21:30 - 22:30 BST
Age Restrictions
+15

Description

YOU AWAKE TO FIND YOURSELF IN A DARK ROOM! 

 

WINNER: British Comedy Guide’s Best-Reviewed Comedy Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Come watch and play the legendary live-action videogame The Dark Room! It’s a deranged, interactive improv comedy gameshow fresh from going viral on TikTok and Insta, and an endless international tour! New puzzles and games and deathtraps for 2026!

 

“NOT TO BE MISSED” Guardian 

 

NOMINATED: Best International Show New Zealand Comedy Festival 2025 Will you: A: Find The Light Switch? B: Be kicked by a donkey? C: Really enjoy getting kicked by that donkey? Hosted by improv overlord John Robertson, The Dark Room returns to UKGE for its 12th year after packing out MCM Comic-Con, Download Festival, PAX Australia and a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Come enjoy the wildest geek comedy show that fuses modern, retro and tabletop games, in fact all of geeky fandom, into an insane night of nerdy fun! Disclaimer: there’ll be a bit of language*.

 

Here's a preview: https://youtu.be/h37ipmuPZVE?si=yQeEU6BbXTewOZFL 

 

★★★★★ Starburst Magazine

★★★★ “a Rocky Horror for nerds… reader, I howled” Daily Telegraph

“an hilarious interactive game show” Independent

 

*AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH “a bit”

 

Follow John and The Dark Room on: 

TikTok: @RobbotronTwitch 

Insta: @Mr_Dark_Room 

Twitch: @Robbotron 

Facebook: Mr John Robertson 

Tour Dates: thejohnrobertson.com/livedates

 

Live Entertainment tickets will go on sale Monday 19th January

 

You will also need a valid UKGE entry ticket to attend this event