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The Dark Room

November 2, 2025 | 19:00

£14

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John Robertson (The Dark Room) is a comedian, streamer, author, improviser, actor, videogame writer, insult comic and human hurricane.

John has been a working stand-up for 20 years, headlining shows all around the world and created live-action videogame comedy The Dark Room (which is also an actual videogame, an online show and was a YouTube hit in 2012) stream 10 times a week on twitch.tv/robbotron, where the community are called Fuckloaves and are diverse, perverse, wholesome, yet awful – and have raised a lot of money for charity.

In 2012, he created “The Dark Room“, an interactive YouTube game that went viral. After 4,000,000 hits, he turned the game into a live comedy show at Edinburgh Fringe. It has a cult following of people who call themselves Darrens. Don’t ask questions.

The Dark Room was the cult hit of that year’s festival. It led to collaborations with BBC, Comic Relief, FremantleMedia, Hat Trick Productions and PIAS. The Dark Room is permanently on tour, and has returned to every Edinburgh Fringe and become the world’s only live-action videogame.

It tours places and events like Glastonbury, Soho Theatre, Insomnia Gaming Expo, PAX Online, London Film & Comic-Con, Download, BlueDot Festival, Fringe festivals, your house and corporate events.

Details

Date:
November 2, 2025
Doors:
19:00
Cost:
£14
Event Category:

Organiser

The Leadmill
Phone:
0114 272 7040
Email:
info@leadmill.co.uk
Website:
https://leadmill.co.uk

Other

Age Restrictions
14+

Venue

The Leadmill
6 Leadmill Rd
Sheffield, United Kingdom (UK) S1 4SE United Kingdom
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Phone:
0114 272 7040
Website:
https://leadmill.co.uk

Disabled Access

The Leadmill offers a free companion ticket for disabled customers which must be booked in advance. To apply please email ticketing@leadmill.co.uk with proof of disability once a general admission ticket has been purchased.Examples of accepted proof: Disability Living Allowance (DLA) / Attendance Allowance (AA), Personal Independence Payments (PIPs), Blue Badges & The Access Card. We will review an application without the recommended evidence on a case-by-case basis.