A Stand-Up's Guide to Escape Rooms
A Stand-Up's Guide to Escape Rooms by GamesMaster is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Escape Rooms are a place where corporate teams go to build bonds and families go to shatter those bonds forever. Join game designer and operations manager, Jonny Gillam, as he reveals the secrets to building, running and never escaping this hobby for extraverted nerds. FAQ – Q: Is this an escape room? A: No. It's a stand-up show about escape rooms. Q: Is this show immersive? A: You will swear you felt as if you really were in a room where someone else described escape rooms. Q: What Secrets are revealed? A: Magnets.
Details
- Performer: GamesMaster
- Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull
- Space: Cellar
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Alternative comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Cellar) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 16 steps in total. 2 sets of 8 with a small landing in the middle down a permanent staircase with handrails to the Basement. 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.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free