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2:22 A Ghost Story
Every night at exactly 2:22, Jenny hears something moving through her new house. Her husband Sam insists there must be a rational explanation.
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Productions
Past productions(1)
- Noël Coward Theatre · London — 3 August – 16 October 2021
- Gielgud Theatre · London — 4 December 2021 – 12 February 2022
- Criterion Theatre · London — 7 May 2022 – 8 January 2023
- Lyric Theatre · London — 21 January – 23 April 2023
- Apollo Theatre · London — 14 May – 17 September 2023
The story
Danny Robins' supernatural thriller follows Jenny and Sam through a housewarming dinner with their friends Lauren and Ben. As the conversation turns to ghosts, the four clash over belief, scepticism and what Jenny has been hearing while alone in the house, eventually agreeing to stay awake until 2:22 to find out for themselves.
In the room
A tightly contained four-person thriller that turns a dinner party into an escalating argument about the supernatural. The play mixes jump scares and mounting tension with plenty of humour, using sound, lighting and shifting relationships between the four characters to keep questioning what is actually happening.
Good fit if you like
contemporary ghost stories, psychological thrillers, tense ensemble plays, arguments between believers and sceptics, and mysteries that keep their answer hidden until late in the evening.
Details
- From 14 May 2023
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Cast & crew
Cast(8)
- Lily AllenJenny
- Hadley FraserSam
- Julia ChanLauren
- Jake WoodBen
- Bianca StephensCompany
- Richard PryalCompany
- Rhiannon HandyCompany
- Dan PooleCompany
Creative & crew(13)
- Director
- Matthew Dunster
- Writer
- Danny Robins
- Set designer
- Anna Fleischle
- Costume designer
- Cindy Lin
- Lighting designer
- Lucy Carter
- Sound designer
- Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound
- Casting director
- Jessica Ronane
- Illusions
- Chris Fisher