"a ghostly night out at the theatre"
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None of the jump-scare moments rival the frissons I recall from ... the likes of The Woman in Black, but 2:22 A Ghost Story to its credit has far more on its mind.
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“It’s fun to see the way in which Robins sets up clues that prepare one for the denouement while finding a psychological basis for the scaremongering that Cheryl foregrounds in a beautifully achieved balance between bewilderment and rage.”
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"The great ghost stories leave a mark on your soul, this one vanishes from your mind as soon as you exit its auditorium."
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Robins’s adept writing ... provide[s] a useful toehold into the characters’ psychological universe. Likewise, the play’s set lends itself wonderfully to metaphorical readings. Bar a handful of genuinely terrifying moments, it’s hardly The Exorcist, but maybe that’s for the best.
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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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"If you are a mad keen Cheryl fan ... you won’t be disappointed. It’s definitely not a show-stopping turn, and your enjoyment of the night will definitely hinge on how much you enjoy the actual play."
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"your enjoyment of the night will definitely hinge on how much you enjoy the actual play."
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