Interactive videogaming/comedy hybrid show WiFi Wars have announced a 2023 tour.

With over 30 shows planned across the UK, it's the biggest tour yet for the format which allows the audience to play computer games alongside comedians on stage. To take part, audience members just log in to a special wifi spot with their smartphone or tablet, and then they can use their screen to compete in a range of games, quizzes and challenges.

The format was devised by comedian and Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit team captain Steve McNeil and producer and computer technician Rob Sedgebeer. The live show was first performed as part of the Royal Institution's 2015 Summer Programme and the format has since run across a number of festivals, tours and online shows.

Sedgebeer says: "After years of doing the show online from our homes, it's great to finally be back on the road, where we can bring people together and let them scream at each other in person when they lose."

McNeil adds: "I promised myself I'd never spend another moment in Rob's horrible Fiat, but here we are. Maybe if this goes well, he'll finally fix the window mechanism so we can breathe air en route that doesn't smell like his cats."

The WiFi Wars tour runs from 22nd April right through to December 2023. Below is the full list of dates, featuring a mix of family-friendly matinees and the more traditional evening shows. Further details and ticket booking links are available from wifiwars.co.uk

Dates

Saturday 22/4/23, Basildon, Towngate Theatre
Sunday 23/4/23, Brighton, The Forge
Friday 28/4/23, Machynlleth, Bowling Club
Saturday 29/4/23, Machynlleth, Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Friday 19/5/23, Guildford, G Live
Sunday 28/5/23, Leicester, Firebug
Thursday 1/6/23, Ilford, Redbridge Drama Centre
Saturday 3/6/23, Aylesbury, Norman Bragg Studio
Sunday 4/6/23, Northampton, Comedy Crate
Saturday 10/6/23, Whitehaven, Rosehill Theatre
Sunday 11/6/23, Newcastle, The Stand
Thursday 15/6/23, London, Royal Institution
Saturday 24/6/23, Norwich, The Garage
Sunday 25/6/23, Swindon Arts Centre
Sunday 2/7/23, Cambridge, Junction
Friday 7/7/23, Derby, Annie's Burger Shack
Saturday 8/7/23, Southend-on-Sea, Dixon Studio
Sunday 16/7/23 ,Peterborough, Key Theatre
Saturday 22/7/23, Edinburgh, The Stand
Sunday 23/7/23, Glasgow, The Stand
Friday 28/7/23, Barnstaple, Queen's Theatre
Saturday 29/7/23, Brentwood, Brentwood Theatre
Sunday 13/8/23, Manchester, Frog and Bucket
Saturday 19/8/23, Maidenhead, Norden Farm
Saturday 2/9/23, Reading, South Street
Saturday 9/9/23, Colchester Arts Centre
Sunday 10/9/23, York, Theatre@41
Saturday 16/9/23, Eastleigh, The Point
Friday 22/9/23, London, Royal Institution
Saturday 23/9/23, Guildford, G Live
Saturday 30/9/23, Aberystwyth, Arts Centre
Saturday 7/10/23, Bolton, Octagon
Sunday 8/10/23, Southend-on-Sea, Dixon Studio
Sunday 15/10/23, Jersey, Radisson Blu
Sunday 29/10/23, Cambridge, Junction
Thursday 2/11/23, Birmingham, MAC
Sunday 12/11/23, Chelmsford, Chelmsford Theatre
Sunday 19/11/23, Manchester, Frog and Bucket
Wednesday 20/12/23, London, Royal Institution