2:22 A Ghost Story (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

82%

(165 Reviews)

Positive

89%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Clever, Absorbing, Entertaining, Intense, Great acting

About the Show

Cheryl stars in this supernatural thriller set in a haunted house.

Jenny moves into a new house with her husband Sam and has an unshakeable feeling that the place is haunted. When the couple invite their friends over, together they agree to stay up until 2:22 - when the chilling truth will be revealed.

Written by Danny Robbins, the creator of the hit supernatural podcast 'The Battersea Poltergeist'. Directed by Matthew Dunster ('Love and Money', 'Hangmen').

Nominated for the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play. This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Member Reviews (165)

Fluffy, Entertaining

See it if You fancy some lolz

Don't see it if You’re not sure. It’s not going to set your world on fire Read more

Must see, Intelligent, Great acting, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if it can be jumpy and scary in places, be warned

Don't see it if if you are a nervous person

Intense, Clever, Absorbing

See it if you enjoy cleverly written horror/mystery/thriller stories with some really solid acting performances (cheryl was surprisingly good!!)

Don't see it if jumpscares and loud screaming bother you

Cliched

See it if You like a mystery and want to go to a show for named casting

Don't see it if You want to listen to audiences scream and laugh inappropriately

Overrated, Riveting, Edgy, Entertaining, Clever

See it if You like horror mysteries in a realistic setting

Don't see it if You don't like occasional screeching voices (not really a jump scare but was annoying!)

Must see, Great acting, Scary, Clever

See it if A great plot and will give you the frights

Don't see it if Easily scared

Thrilling, Entertaining, Absorbing, Clever

See it if Very good twist at the end that I certainly wasn’t expecting.

Don't see it if I can’t say anything bad. Just a couple of times I struggled to hear but nothing to worry about.

Ambitious, Intense, Edgy, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You are intrigued, seeking an alternative show

Don't see it if You dont like loud screaming!

Critic Reviews (18)

"The play is witty, bracingly sweary and probes intriguing ideas."
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“Without getting too carried away, it’s Cheryl – whoo-hoo – who has opened a portal to another world of possibility. ”
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“The production ultimately succeeds not because of its ramped up comedy but in spite of it. It will surely win audiences once again: it has entertainment value.”
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“As Dunster’s production has churned through its various casts, it has started to feel sloppier, more faded, a ghost of its original.”
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"Danny Robins’s gripping ghost story is as verbally spiky as it is psychologically astute."
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“If this is the result when casting a ‘personality’ brings bums to seats during a time when theatres need all the help they can get, then fair play – it's clearly a gambit that's working.”
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For a previous production

Dunster directs ... with a macabre playfulness that comes to the fore in Ian Dickinson’s magnificently unsettling sound design. There’s no denying that Allen is the one who’ll put bums on seats. But ‘2:22’ is a rare ... example of a Good West End Ghost Play.
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For a previous production

This is a superior, knowing piece of genre drama, well-executed, and buoyed up by Allen’s star power and skill. A great, spine-tingling night out.
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