The Dark Room for Kids!

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Children's Shows (game show, improv)

  • Accessibility:
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

You and your family are stuck inside a live-action videogame! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An interactive adventure featuring terrible prizes and total mayhem! This bit is for parents only: this show is recommended for 11+ but younger kids are welcome. There may be some mild language but it's more like Roald Dahl than YouTube. 'Irresistibly dangerous' **** (Stage). 'Robertson had his young audience in raptures' **** (ThreeWeeks). Winner: Best Kid's Show, Leicester Comedy Festival. Winner: Chortle Award.

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General venue access

  • Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Access to the Nightclub is via steps or lift down to Basement level then level access into the performance space. Some additional seating upstairs in the venue.

    • Wheelchair access type: Building Lift

  • Stairs: 11- 20
    Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

  • Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
  • Requires extra assistance when at a venue
  • Has specific seating requirements
  • Is a wheelchair user
  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

Jenny 108 days ago

Hilarious - we'd seen the adult version and expected the kids version to be toned down, swearing removed - it turned out to be pretty much as the adult version. But when the age guidance is 11+, they're not new words to them. The concept is great, a text based adventure where members of the audience select from the options on the screen, with John Robertson forming them into invariably funny results. The loudest laughing audience from any of the 5 kids shows we went to, and my 11 yr old son's favourite. Literally bought the tshirt after it. Wonderful performer, the show has a UK tour so we'll go see it again nearer to home. Realised afterwards John Robertson had a games themed show on Challenge TV my husband had watched.

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Fiona 111 days ago

I went with my 12-year old son. We laughed for the duration. Funny, silly, a bit sweary in places. My son really wants to go and watch again which is a ringing endorsement for a very cynical tween.

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JS and RS 112 days ago

Some people found it funny but not for us, a lot of swearing and aggressive shouting of 'you die'. My 11 year old found it boring. We couldn't leave as we were in the front row.

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Andrew 113 days ago

Luckily we were on the balcony, so able to slip out unnoticed after ten minutes. It wasn't clear to me why the performer had to shout throughout - it got very grating.

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Victoria & Adam (12) Isbister 113 days ago

Adam - I liked when we chanted ya die ya die, it was a good idea, I liked it as a Gamer. 6.7/10.

Mum- It was too loud but very interesting concept. The prizes were good fun!

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LucyM 115 days ago

Not sure if I could tell you what this show is about but my 12yr old loved this - five gold stars and two enthusiastic thumbs up.

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One4Review (5/5 stars) 99 days ago

Daring, funny, shocking and just an absolute riot.

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