Producer Runaway Entertainment is delighted to announce casting news for the fourth West End transfer of Danny Robins’ edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller 2.22 - A GHOST STORY.
Cheryl will play Jenny, Hugo Chegwin will play Ben, Louise Ford with play Lauren and Scott Karim will play Sam.
Moving from the Criterion to the Lyric, the show’s biggest house to date, the transfer follows a record breaking run at the Noel Coward before moving to the Gielgud Theatres followed by two hugely successful runs, including with the current cast, at the Criterion Theatre, plus three Olivier Nominations including Best New Play, and winning the Best New Play category in the Whatsonstage awards.
Cheryl (who will play Jenny) said: 'I am really excited to be taking part in what is such a new challenge for me. I have always loved and been a big fan of theatre so I’m especially excited to be playing the role of Jenny in this production of 2:22. It is a brilliant role and subject matter with a very interesting plot! Danny Robins is such an intriguing character which is evident throughout this play and his style of writing has an odd sense of familiarity to me, being a fellow Geordie! I look forward to working with Matthew and the other cast members and can’t wait to get going.’
Hugo Chegwin (who will play Ben) said: ‘I am so appreciative to have been asked to be a part of the next cast of 2.22. It’s a big jump out of my comfort zone but it is going to be amazing.’
Scott Karim (who will play Sam) said: ‘It’s a real treat to be part of a production like 2.22 - A GHOST STORY, that grips and chills all types of theatregoers. I can’t wait to join the exciting new cast and help tell this thrilling story.’
The production began its life in the summer of 2021 at the Noel Coward Theatre starring Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood. It then transferred to the Gielgud Theatre for 10 weeks from 4 December 2021. The production there, starring Stephanie Beatriz, James Buckley, Elliot Cowan and Giovanna Fletcher, completed its run on 12 February 2022. The first cast at the Criterion Theatre featured Tom Felton, Mandip Gill, Beatriz Romilly, Sam Swainsbury and the current Criterion Theatre cast Tamsin Carroll as Lauren; Felix Scott as Sam, Matt Willis as Ben and Laura Whitmore as Jenny, ends its run on 8 January.
The US premiere of 2.22 - A GHOST STORY at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles opened on 29 October and ended its run on 4 December 2022.
2.22 - A GHOST STORY is written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist and it is directed by Matthew Dunster. Intriguing, funny and scary, it takes audiences into one adrenaline-fueled night where secrets will emerge and ghosts may appear….What do you believe? And do you dare to discover the truth?
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 her 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 are going to stay up… until 2.22am… and then they will know.
2:22 - A Ghost Story
By Danny Robins
Directed by Matthew Dunster
Lyric Theatre,
29 Shaftesbury Ave,
London W1D 7ES
0330 333 4812
www.222aghoststory.com
First performance 21 January 2023 at 7.30pm
Final performance 23 April 2023 at 6.00pm
Gala Performance on 1 February 2023 at 7.30pm
Tuesday - Saturday - 7.30pm
Saturday matinee - 2.30pm
Sunday - 2pm and 6pm
Please check the website for Christmas and New Year schedules which vary.
Tickets from £15
Age limit 14+
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