{"title": "John Robertson: THE DARK ROOM – DEATHSTRAVAGANZA!", "start": "2026-11-22T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up", "games/video-games"], "description": "John Robertson: THE DARK ROOM – DEATHSTRAVAGANZA! is a live interactive game show where the audience plays a legendary live-action videogame. It is hosted by improv comedian John Robertson and fuses stand-up, gaming and crowd work, with special guests and new death traps. Players choose options like finding a light switch or facing brutal stabbings; those who escape win money, and those who fail die. Sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe from 2019 to 2025, it has also been seen at Glastonbury and Comic-Con.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-robertson-the-dark-room-deathstravaganza-60935/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/the-dark-room-deathstravaganza/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dd28e6920720e6561573570b1e6aedf9a447186a5952688af7a5876e1f72094e-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-22T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "tickets": "sold_out"}], "similar": [{"title": "Karate Man – A Live-Action Video Game", "start": "2026-11-16T19:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pleasance", "address": "Carpenters Mews, N7 9EF London", "price": "From £15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/improv", "games/video-games"], "description": "Karate Man – A Live-Action Video Game is a nostalgic choose-your-own-adventure comedy where the audience plays the show like an actual video game. It is made by Beak Comedy and stars co-directors Bruno Dubosarsky as Karate Man and Jacob Henegan as Ross Roundkick, with Maddie Houlbrook-Walk, Alexander Richmond and Alexandra Smith. Every button press on a real video game controller makes Karate Man obey exactly that command, and the hero who once saved Karatetown must now face his greatest foe: domestic life. The show won Best Interactive at Adelaide Fringe 2025 and runs about 60 minutes, recommended for ages 15+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/karate-man-a-live-action-video-game-63929/", "official_url": "https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/karate-man-live-action-video-game", "image": "https://noky.io/images/34f2d22f8ce22383be11e97aa94624ab1b292daaf33003ae9d81184e62346192-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Elephant in the Room", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Vauxhall Tavern", "address": "372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/improv", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "Elephant in the Room is a live comedy variety show billed as \"The Not Quite Christmas Show\", a party timed for the awkward stretch that is too late for Halloween and too early for Christmas. After a sold-out debut at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, it returns to squeeze the holiday season into one evening, with a few questionable traditions of its own. The night features favourite films turned into musicals, The Traitors improvised live, award-winning stand-up from Jessie Nixon, and festive party games fuelled by the audience's suggestions. Whether you already love improv or have never seen it before, it promises a gloriously unpredictable night of comedy in a mixed standing and seating setup.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/elephant-in-the-room-70377/", "official_url": "https://www.vauxhalltavern.com/events/event/elephant-in-the-room-2/?oid=6677", "image": "https://noky.io/images/13fe33ac09cc60698e0cbc3e9f6549392e46f46dc10e4b16b82d5c93db7215e0-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Gentleman Cheater Magic Show", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-23T00:00:00Z", "place": "Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton", "address": "130 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 5AY London", "price": "GBP 50", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/magic"], "description": "The Gentleman Cheater Magic Show is an interactive close-up magic show where every trick becomes a new challenge when the cards start burning the performer's hands. It is performed by Christian Gambin, an award-winning magician, World FISM and French Magic Champion, who plays in the London West End for the first time. An expert in sleight of hand, he invites the audience to play against him, and the nearer you are, the less you can see – but he never loses.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-gentleman-cheater-magic-show-63521/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a50e4c2fbf15f7366675c6b9e23e75baa86afa435af49803e5229e5b6f83a11a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote special preview", "start": "2026-11-17T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Vauxhall Tavern", "address": "372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["film/drama/crime-drama", "games/quiz"], "description": "Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote is a hilarious interactive night of games, prizes and audience participation built around the classic TV episode \"Paint Me a Murder\". The cult hit, created by Tim Benzie and rated one of Time Out's 50 Great Nights Out in London, will tour the USA with new American host Steven Roberts, a super-fan of Murder, She Wrote. Steven, introduced on stage by creator Tim Benzie, rehearses this special preview in front of an audience at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern before officially starting the tour in Phoenix, Arizona. Try to solve the crime before JB Fletcher, with a Cabot Cove quiz, raffle, a singalong to the theme tune with new lyrics, and clips of the campy guest stars.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/solve-along-a-murder-she-wrote-special-preview-70378/", "official_url": "https://www.vauxhalltavern.com/events/event/solve-along-a-murder-she-wrote-special-preview/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fe55d4c32460bd422bbdcba095b4b71e0afef92730433fa7d047028c8cc0a90d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Andrew Ryan: Honest Capacity", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square Theatre", "address": "Leicester Place 6, WC2H 7BX London", "price": "From £20 (includes a £2 venue restoration levy)", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Andrew Ryan: Honest Capacity is a stand-up comedy show at Leicester Square Theatre. Comedian Andrew Ryan, known as a host of the Q Radio Breakfast Show and from appearances on The Blame Game and Comedy Central Live, returns after a sell-out 2024 tour. In the show he tells tales of pet ownership, misreading rooms and his frustration with the world, claiming to be happy as a newlywed while making bewildering decisions. The show runs 1 hour 45 minutes including an interval and is strictly for ages 16 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/andrew-ryan-honest-capacity-36972/", "official_url": "https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/andrew-ryan-honest-capacity/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/39ddc9e69559c5d674a61f0ab2c2dda828a8edb23c3d0b8ed5d186a0bf189029-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Derren Brown: Only Human", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Leicester Square", "address": "", "price": "££", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/magic"], "description": "Derren Brown: Only Human is a live show in the West End, following a sold-out UK & Ireland tour. Multi-award-winning master showman Derren Brown combines mind-reading, psychological illusion, and breathtaking storytelling. The show explores what it means to be human — our perceptions, beliefs, and the fragile line between reality and illusion. Smart, unsettling, and wildly entertaining, it is theatre at its most compelling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/derren-brown-only-human-69948/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d463ad3fefacdb5e3a14d1a8f0f7abbbbdad3f03705bfbfa943de84f01643d97-1200.webp"}]}