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The Dark Room

FoundryWed 11 NovComedy

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Welcome to THE DARK ROOM – the legendary interactive comedy show that fuses improv, crowd work and gaming to create an insane live-action videogame! Come watch, and if you want – play – the choose-your-own-adventure madness! The crowd is trapped inside an inescapable dungeon with a sadistic videogame boss! Pick increasingly surreal options off the screen and try to escape! If you win – you get money!If you fail – YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE! Now, will you: Find the Light SwitchGo North'Abandon Hope'Be sworn at by a man wearing spiked armour and a lot of leather?(This option is permanently set to “On”)Now its 14th year, this high-octane interactive show is the brainchild of comedian & cult leader John Robertson. Filled with stand-up, appalling prizes and more audience chanting than you’d get at a protest – The Dark Room is a gut-busting rock n’ roll comedy experience for everyone who buys a ticket. Permanently on tour The Dark Room has headlined stages at Glastonbury, PAX, Download Festival, MCM Comic Con, Utrecht International Comedy Festival 2000 Trees, UK Games Expo and Bluedot Festival, and sold out at Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre and hundreds of theatres around the world. Oh, and videos of The Dark Room roasting videogames and swearing at children keep popping up on people’s social media, which is nice.

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Goes well with…

University & BroomhillFoundry nights on campus — Steel City student energy, then Bar One, Broomhill pies, or a proper pint at The University Arms.

Bar One (Sheffield SU)

4.4£8–£18🍔 SU bar & kitchen

Open · See SU for term-time hours

10% off burgers and wings with gig ticket. The classic pre-Foundry spot on The Outdoor City side of campus.

The Nottingham House (Broomhill)

4.6£12–£22🥧 Pub & pies

Open · See venue for hours

Free extra gravy or small side with any pie & gig ticket. Legendary for their pies — a short hop from Steel City gigs.

The University Arms

4.3£10–£20🍺 Traditional pub

Open · See venue for hours

£1 off any local cask ale with event ticket. A beautiful traditional pub seconds from campus — proper Sheffield.

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Nearest tram / bus

Straight-line (approx.)

  • Tram · University of Sheffield120 m
  • Tram · Netherthorpe Road370 m
  • Tram · West Street370 m
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