COMEDY
John Robertson's The Dark Room
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex
- Dates
- 5–30 Aug 2026
- Time
- Times vary · 60min
- Price
- from £9.50
Come play the legendary Fringe live-action videogame! Win money or ya die! New deathtraps for 2026! The Dark Room fuses improv, gaming and stand-up into the Fringe's most deranged gameshow! Sold out 2019-2025. Best-reviewed comedy show of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 (Comedy.co.uk). 'Hilarious' (Independent). 'Rocky Horror for nerds... I howled' **** (Telegraph). 'Not to be missed' (Guardian). Viral on TikTok and Instagram, as seen at Glastonbury, Download, PAX, MCM Comic Con and on national UK tour. Winner: Legends of Lockdown Chortle Award. Nominated: Best International Act, NZ International Comedy Festival 2025. Find out more: TheJohnRobertson.com.
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