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Cast Set For PARANORMAL ACTIVITY UK and Ireland Tour

Levi Holloway's stage adaptation, directed by Felix Barrett, will tour while the West End production continues.

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Cast Set For PARANORMAL ACTIVITY UK and Ireland Tour

Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Paranormal Activity. The theatrical experience will star James Bye (2:22, UK Tour, BBC 1's EastEnders) as ‘James', Hannah Sinclair Robinson (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, National Theatre, UK and Ireland Tour) as ‘Lou', Jo Castleton (War Horse at The National Theatre, National and International Tour;) as ‘Etheline Cotgrave' and Caroline Faber (Network and The Heiress, National Theatre) as ‘Carolanne.' 

Opening at Richmond Theatre on Saturday, 5 September 2026, the supernatural smash will visit towns and cities nationwide until May 2027, giving audiences across the country a chance to witness the haunting phenomenon that has taken the West End by storm. Originally developed at Leeds Playhouse, the production returns this Christmas for a spine-chilling festive run.

Praised for its inventive storytelling and terrifying atmosphere, Paranormal Activity is a must-see event for thrill-seekers and theatre lovers alike. Following its original run at Leeds Playhouse and its first West End engagement, which saw the show play at the West End's Ambassadors Theatre from Friday 5 December 2025 – Saturday 25 April 2026. The show returns to the same venue this summer, where it reopens on Tuesday 11 August and will run simultaneously with the tour, having just extended for the fourth time.

Paranormal Activity began a North American tour last autumn, with dates including the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC and American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. Paranormal Activity marks its Canadian premiere at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto this June, ahead of a run at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theater in July, before embarking on a 20-week Broadway season at the August Wilson Theatre from August 14 2026.

A new story inspired by the worldwide horror phenomenon, Paranormal Activity, is directed by immersive theatre pioneer and Punchdrunk's Founder and Artistic Director, Felix Barrett and written by playwright Levi Holloway, whose pulse-pounding theatrical thriller Grey House chilled Broadway audiences.

James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are...This thrilling West End hit is inspired by the iconic, hugely popular film series, Paranormal Activity, with a brand-new story live on stage. Now embarking on its first ever UK and Ireland tour after a sell-out, extended run in London, this chilling production promises to keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Hold your nerve... 

Blurring the line between cinema and live theatre, Paranormal Activity has been hailed as a ‘relentlessly frightening – arm-clutchingly, stranger-embracingly so' (Metro) theatrical experience — leaving audiences jumping out of their seats and questioning what's lurking in the dark long after the curtain falls.

Paranormal Activity reimagines the modern ghost story with an unsettling intimacy only theatre can provide. Immersing audiences in an atmosphere of creeping dread, unseen forces, and psychological tension, Levi Holloway's script offers a bold reinterpretation of the original, blending domestic horror with mind-bending theatricality. Felix Barrett, known for breaking boundaries between audience and performer, brings his signature visionary style to the production. With innovative staging and chilling soundscapes, Paranormal Activity invites audiences to witness the inexplicable up close—and feel the fear in real time.

The creative team also includes Fly Davis as Set and Costume Designer, Illusions by Chris Fisher, Anna Watson as Lighting Designer, Gareth Fry as Sound Designer, Video Design by Luke Halls and Casting Direction by Ginny Schiller CDG.

Released by Paramount Pictures in 2009, the original Paranormal Activity is a master class in psychological terror.  Reimagining the found footage genre for a new generation, the film became a global sensation, grossing nearly $200 million worldwide and kicking off a blockbuster franchise spanning seven feature films.  Now, the legacy of fear comes to the intimate world of the theatre as the terrifying phenomenon transitions to the West End stage. 

Tour Dates

Richmond, Richmond Theatre       

Saturday 5 – Saturday 12 September 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatre/

Milton Keynes Theatre

Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 September 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/

Glasgow, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 September 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-glasgow/

York, Grand Opera House

Tuesday 29 September – Saturday 3 October 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york/

Woking, New Victoria Theatre

Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 October 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre/

Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre

Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 October 2026

www.everymantheatre.org.uk

Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre

Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 October 2026

www.everymantheatre.org.uk

Birmingham, Alexandra Theatre

Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 October 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

Norwich, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 November 2026

www.norwichtheatre.org/

Salford, The Lowry

Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 November 2026

www.thelowry.com/

Brighton, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 November 2026

www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton/

Bath, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 December 2026

www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Leeds Playhouse

Tuesday 8 – Saturday 26 December 2026

www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk

Southampton, Mayflower Theatre

Wednesday 6 - Saturday 9 January 2027 

www.mayflower.org.uk

Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre

Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 January 2027

www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/

Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre

Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 January 2027

www.wmc.org.uk

Belfast, Grand Opera House

Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 January 2027

www.goh.co.uk

Edinburgh, King’s Theatre

Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 February 2027

www.capitaltheatres.com/our-venues/kings-theatre

Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre

Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 February 2027

www.grandtheatre.co.uk

Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre

Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 February 2027

www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/

Nottingham, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February 2027

www.trch.co.uk/

Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre

Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 March 2027

www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/his-majestys-theatre

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre

Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 March 2027

www.theatresevern.co.uk

Cambridge, Arts Theatre

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 March 2027

www.artstheatre.co.uk

Plymouth, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 30 March – Saturday 3 April 2027

www.theatreroyal.com

Bradford, Alhambra Theatre

Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 April 2027

www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/alhambra-theatre

Newcastle, Theatre Royal

Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 April 2027

www.theatreroyal.co.uk

Hull, New Theatre

Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 April 2027

www.hulltheatres.co.uk

Liverpool, Empire Theatre

Tuesday 27 April – Saturday 1 May 2027

www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire/

Inverness, Eden Court

Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 May 2027

www.eden-court.co.uk

Northampton, Derngate Theatre

Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 May 2027

www.royalandderngate.co.uk

Dublin, Bord Gáis Theatre

Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 May 2027

www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie

Cork, Everyman Theatre

Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 May 2027

www.everymancork.com

Leicester, Curve Theatre

Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 June 2027


Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Touring Production - Top 3
1. Hadestown
11.6% of votes
2. Les Misérables
8.5% of votes
3. Hamilton
8.5% of votes

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