New Cast Set For The UK Tour Of 2:22 A GHOST STORY

The new cast has been revealed for the UK tour of Danny Robins' edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story. Vera Chok (Hollyoaks, Cobra) will play Lauren, Jay McGuiness (The Wanted, BIG! The Musical, Rip It Up) will play Ben, Fiona Wade (Emmerdale, Silent Witness) will play Jenny, and George Rainsford (Call the Midwife, Casualty) will play Sam.

This next part of the tour opens at Northampton's Royal & Derngate Theatre on 5 January 2024 and the cast will perform in venues across the UK until 1 June 2024. 

Vera Chok (who will play Lauren) said: ‘Theatre brings me such joy, and I'm raring to get back on stage, and what a show to come back with! It's going to be so fun to share 2:22, an absolute rollercoaster ride of a show, with audiences across the UK. Laughs, tension, and jump-out-of-your-seat scary - it's going to be a Good Night Out with plenty to talk about over a bevvy after. Can't wait to get in the room with the stellar team!'

Jay McGuinness (who will play Ben) said: ‘I went to see the play in London with Cheryl, Jake, Louise, and Scott, and immediately it was something I wanted to be a part of. Can't wait to get stuck into this role and spend some time spooking theatres all around the UK!'

George Rainsford (who will play Sam) said: ‘I can't wait to join the cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story, working with an amazing cast and crew. I am huge fan of Danny Robins' script, it's such a fun and thrilling night at the theatre and I look forward to spooking audiences up and down the country… everyone enjoys to be a little scared sometimes, right??'

Fiona Wade (who will play Jenny) said: I am so excited to be joining the cast of 2.22 A Ghost Story. Being a part of this thrilling and brilliant play is an absolute dream. I've been a huge fan of Danny Robins for a while now so this is a part and an opportunity I cannot wait to get started on. I feel blessed and honoured to be joining such an amazing team!

Written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, and directed by Matthew Dunster and Isabel Marr; 2:22 is an adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may, or may not, appear…

Danny Robins said: “I continue to be blown away by the success of this play. It demonstrates a huge appetite and curiosity for all things paranormal. This fabulous 7th cast for the 2024 leg of the tour will bring their own energy to these characters, telling the story anew for audiences across the UK. It's always exciting to see the play come to life again in this way. It's such a fun night out, and if chills give you thrills you're in for a treat.”

What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth?

“THERE'S SOMETHING IN OUR HOUSE. I HEAR IT EVERY NIGHT, AT THE SAME TIME"

Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they're going to stay up... until 2:22... and then they'll know.

The production premiered at the Noel Coward Theatre, starring Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser, and Jake Wood, where it won the WhatsOnStage award for Best Play. It then transferred to the Gielgud Theatre for 10 weeks, starring Stephanie Beatriz, James Buckley, Elliot Cowan, and Giovanna Fletcher, which completed its run on 12 February 2021. For the first season at the Criterion (May - September 2022), the cast included Tom Felton, Mandip Gill, Sam Swainsbury, and Beatriz Romilly, the second season, launching in September, starred Laura Whitmore, Matt Willis, Felix Scott, and Tamsin Carroll. 

The box office record-breaking run at the Lyric starring Cheryl, Jake Wood, Scott Karim, and Louise Ford, concluded its run on 23 April. The West End season at the Apollo Theatre starred Sophia Bush, Ricky Champ, Clifford Samuel and Jaime Winstone, and set off on its UK tour in Autumn 2023 with Joe Absolom, Charlene Boyd, Nathaniel Curtis and Louisa Lytton in the cast.

2:22 - A Ghost Story features set design by Anna Fleischle, costume design by Cindy Lin, lighting design by Lucy Carter, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound and illusions by Chris Fisher. Casting by Matilda James.

2:22 - A Ghost Story is produced by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David and Kater Gordon. 

Tour Dates

Brighton Theatre Royal
24 - 28 Oct 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Salford Lowry
31 Oct (Halloween) - 4 Nov 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2pm

Curve Theatre, Leicester
7 - 11 Nov 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.15pm

Belfast Grand Opera House
14 - 18 Nov 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Glasgow Kings Theatre
21 - 25 Nov 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Plymouth Theatre Royal
28 Nov - 2 Dec 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Northampton Royal & Derngate
5 - 13 Jan 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
16 - 20 Jan 7.30pm; matinees Wed, & Sat 2.30pm, Fri 3.30pm

Cardiff New Theatre 

23 - 27 Jan 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm, Fri 3pm

Wycombe Swan Theatre
30 Jan - 3 Feb 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Chichester Festival Theatre 

6 Feb - 10 Feb 7.30pm; matinees Wed, Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Sheffield Lyceum
13 - 17 Feb 7.45pm; matinees Thur & Wed 2pm, Sat 3pm

Wolverhampton Grand
20 - 24 Feb 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm, Fri 3.30pm

His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
27 Feb - 2 March 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2pm 

Cambridge Arts Theatre
5 - 9 March 7.30pm; Wed, Thurs & Sat 2.30pm

Churchill Theatre Bromley 
12 - 16 March 7.30pm; matinees Thus 2pm & Sat 2.30pm

Richmond Theatre
26 - 30 March 7.30pm; matinees Wed, Thurs & Sat 2.30pm

Liverpool Empire
2 - 6 April 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Woking Theatre
9 - 13 Apr 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Truro, Hall for Cornwall
16 - 20 April 7.30pm; matinees Wed, Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Hall for Cornwall Truro 
16 - 20 April, 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Blackpool Grand
23 - 27 April 7.30pm; matinees Wed, Thur & Sat 2.30pm

York Grand Opera House
30 Apr - 4 May 7.30pm; matinees Wed, Sat 2.30pm & Fri 3.30pm

Nottingham Theatre Royal
7 - 11 May 7.30pm; matinees Wed, Thur 2pm & Sat 2.30pm

New Theatre Hull
14 - 18 May 7.30pm; matinees Thur & Sat 2.30pm

Sunderland Empire
21 - 25 May 7.30pm; matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm

Alhambra Theatre Bradford
28 May - 1 June 7.30pm; matinees Wed 2pm & Sat 2.30pm