Karate Man in London

Karate Man — the live-action comedy show that the audience plays like a video game — is in London for three nights in June 2026.

This is the UK debut of the multi-award-winning Australian comedy show. The audience holds an actual video game controller, and every button press changes what happens on stage. Punch, kick, jump, grab, block — Karate Man has to do whatever you tell him to.

Dates

Mon 22 — Wed 24 June 2026

Venue

Hen & Chickens Theatre

Address

109 St Paul's Road, Islington, London N1 2NA

Nearest Tube

Highbury & Islington (Victoria line / Overground), 2 min walk

Tickets

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Runtime

~60 minutes, no interval

About the show

Our story begins in 198X. Karate Man has defeated the nefarious Ross Roundkick, and peace is restored to Karatetown. Many years pass... it is now 20XX. And our hero must face his greatest challenge yet: ordinary life.

You and the audience command Karate Man through an expansive branching adventure as he battles his inner demons, his outer enemies, and the looming threat of [ DIVORCE ].

The show won Best Interactive at the Adelaide Fringe 2025 and was a finalist at the Sydney Fringe in 2023 and 2024. This is its UK premiere.

"A brilliantly constructed comedy that will have you eagerly waiting for your turn." — Myron My, My Melbourne Arts Review

"Phenomenal sound, costume, and technical design. I've never seen a show like this." — Ryan Hamilton, Funny Tonne

About the venue

Hen & Chickens Theatre is a 54-seat fringe theatre above one of Islington's oldest pubs, run by the Unrestricted View producing company. Located right next to Highbury & Islington station — easy to reach from anywhere in Zone 1.

How to get there

• Tube: Highbury & Islington (Victoria line, Overground) — 2 min walk
• Bus: 4, 19, 30, 43, 153, 277, 393 stop nearby
• Cycle: Santander Cycles dock right outside the venue