2:22 – A Ghost Story (NHB Modern Plays)

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. I’d be curious to see it live in that it includes mounting tension about the supposed ghosts with sound cue jump scares but it also includes an interesting debate among the characters about belief versus science. The play predominantly takes place during a dinner party at the work-in-progress home of Sam (Tom Felton, Harry Potter) and Jenny (Mandip Gill, Dr Who).

Written by Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist, 2:22 A Ghost Story comes To Theatre Royal Brighton with actor Joe Absolom taking centre stage in this edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller.However I was pleasantly surprised to discover it is now being shown in my home city later this year, tickets already booked. Elliot Cowan as Sam stands out in this production with his projection of his lines and successfully makes Sam the thoroughly irritating character he’s intended to be, this shows his calibre as a great actor, and it is nice to see Elliot back on a London stage.

The figures in the play — modern types whose identities are hastily compiled like errant Wikipedia entries — are portrayed with high television sheen. And with no shortage of star power – the Ahmanson cast comprises of “Crazy Rich Asians” lead Constance Wu, Emmy-nominee Finn Wittrock, “Pitch Perfect” actor Anna Camp and “Ozark” star Adam Rothenberg. I really wish it was available when I was doing my Drama A level as it would have been brilliant to do. Scary enough, perhaps, to have you turn on the light the next time you hear an unusual sound at night, just to check the time.His expertly pitched Boston accent gives him a specificity of time and place that the other characters lack.