Cast announced for World Premiere of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Emmie Newitt
3 November, 2025, 13:45
A new story inspired by the worldwide horror phenomenon, Paranormal Activity, will begin performances at the West End's Ambassadors Theatre in December.
Ronan Raftery and Melissa James. Headshots provided by production.
Melissa James (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) will reprise her electrifying role from the initial run at Leeds Playhouse as ‘Lou’ alongside Pippa Winslow (Bonnie & Clyde, Garrick and Arts Theatres) as ‘Carolanne’ and Jackie Morrison (An Inspector Calls, UK Tour) as ‘Etheline Cotgrave’, who also starred in the production. The West End company will be completed by Ronan Raftery (Mary Page Marlowe, Old Vic) as ‘James,’ Cheyenne Dasri as Understudy ‘Lou’ and Jake Solari as Understudy ‘James.’
Following its premiere at the Leeds Playhouse in 2024, Paranormal Activity is directed by immersive theatre pioneer and Punchdrunk’s Founder and Artistic Director, Felix Barrett, and written by Levi Holloway, whose pulse-pounding theatrical thriller Grey House chilled Broadway audiences.
Paranormal Activity follows James and Lou, an American couple who move to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are..
Audiences heading to see the show will be immersed in an atmosphere of psychological tension with innovative staging and chilling soundscapes that will make you feel the fear live on stage.
The creative team also includes Fly Davis as Set and Costume Designer, Illusions by Chris Fisher, Anna Watson as Lighting Designer, Gareth Fry as Sound Designer, Video Design by Luke Halls and Casting Direction by Stuart Burt CDG and Ginny Schiller CDG.
Paranormal Activity will play at the Ambassadors Theatre through to 26 March 2026.
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