James Bye, Natalie Casey, Gary Lucy and Shvorne Marks will take the lead in 2:22 – A Ghost Story when the supernatural thriller heads off on its 2026 UK tour, which will include a stop at Richmond Theatre.
Bye will play Sam, Casey will play Lauren, Lucy will play Ben and Marks – currently playing Lauren in the UK tour – will change roles and play Jenny.
What do you believe? And do you dare 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 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.
2:22 – A Ghost Story has spent three years in the West End over seven seasons, with 12 productions worldwide.
The production began 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, starring Stephanie Beatriz, James Buckley, Elliot Cowan and Giovanna Fletcher. For the first season at the Criterion, the cast was Tom Felton, Mandip Gill, Sam Swainsbury and Beatriz Romilly. Laura Whitmore, Matt Willis, Felix Scott and Tamsin Carroll then took over. At The Lyric Theatre, the cast included Cheryl, Scott Karim, Louise Ford and the return of Wood. The production then moved next door to the Apollo where the cast included Sophia Bush, Ricky Champ, Clifford Samuel and Jamie Winstone. Frankie Bridge took over from Bush. Then the show returned to the Gielgud Theatre with Donna Air, James Buckley, Stacey Dooley and Joe McFadden.
The 2026 tour marks the fourth national outing for 2:22 A Ghost Story, beginning at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate on January 8 and continuing until June.
For its first UK tour, the 2023 cast featured Joe Absolom, Charlene Boyd, Nathaniel Curtis and Louisa Lytton and the second leg in 2024 was led by Vera Chok, Jay McGuiness, George Rainsford and Fiona Wade. A run at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin Ireland tour featured the return of Whitmore (this time playing Lauren) with Shona McGarty, Jay McGuiness, and Colin O’Donoghue. The 2025 tour, which ends in Peterborough on November 29, features Kevin Clifton, Stacey Dooley, Grant Kilburn and Shvorne Marks.
2:22 is written by Danny Robins and directed by Matthew Dunster. It 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. It is produced by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David and Kater Gordon.
The tour will play Richmond Theatre from February 2-7. Tickets here.
Top image: James Bye (Sam); Gary Lucy (Ben) photo Seamus Ryan (image supplied)