Melting Pot today announces casting for its major UK and Ireland tour of the smash-hit, Paranormal Activity. The spine-chilling theatrical experience will star James Bye (2:22, UK Tour, BBC 1’s EastEnders) as ‘James’, Hannah Sinclair Robinson (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, National Theatre, UK and Ireland Tour) as ‘Lou’, Jo Castleton (War Horse at the National Theatre, National and International Tour;) as ‘Etheline Cotgrave’ and Caroline Faber (Network and The Heiress, National Theatre) as ‘Carolanne.’ Please see headshots and biogs: HERE
Opening at Richmond Theatre on Saturday, 5 September 2026, the supernatural smash will visit towns and cities nationwide until May 2027, giving audiences across the country a chance to witness the haunting phenomenon that has taken the West End by storm. Originally developed at Leeds Playhouse, the production returns this Christmas for a spine-chilling festive run.
Praised for its inventive storytelling and terrifying atmosphere, Paranormal Activity is a must-see event for thrill-seekers and theatre lovers alike. Following its original run at Leeds Playhouse and its first West End engagement, which saw the show play at the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre from Friday 5 December 2025 – Saturday 25 April 2026. The show returns to the same venue this summer, where it reopens on Tuesday 11 August and will run simultaneously with the tour, having just extended for the fourth time.
Paranormal Activity began a North American tour last autumn, with dates including the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC and American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. Paranormal Activity marks its Canadian premiere at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto this June, ahead of a run at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theater in July, before embarking on a 20-week Broadway season at the August Wilson Theatre from August 14 2026.
A new story inspired by the worldwide horror phenomenon, Paranormal Activity, is directed by immersive theatre pioneer and Punchdrunk’s Founder and Artistic Director, Felix Barrett and written by playwright Levi Holloway, whose pulse-pounding theatrical thriller Grey House chilled Broadway audiences.
James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are…This thrilling West End hit is inspired by the iconic, hugely popular film series, Paranormal Activity, with a brand-new story live on stage. Now embarking on its first ever UK and Ireland tour after a sell-out, extended run in London, this chilling production promises to keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Hold your nerve…
Blurring the line between cinema and live theatre, Paranormal Activity has been hailed as a ‘relentlessly frightening – arm-clutchingly, stranger-embracingly so’ (Metro) theatrical experience — leaving audiences jumping out of their seats and questioning what’s lurking in the dark long after the curtain falls.
After opening in Richmond, Richmond Theatre (Saturday 5 – Saturday 12 September 2026) the tour then visits: Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre (Tuesday 15 – Saturday, 19 September 2026); Glasgow, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 September 2026); York, Grand Opera House (Tuesday 29 September – Saturday 3 October 2026); Woking, New Victoria Theatre (Tuesday 6 October – Saturday 10 October 2026); Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre (Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 October 2026); Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre (Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 October 2026); Birmingham, Alexandra Theatre (Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 October 2026); Norwich, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 November 2026); Salford, The Lowry (Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 November 2026); Brighton, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 November 2026); Bath, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 1– Saturday 5 December 2026); Leeds, Leeds Playhouse (Tuesday 8 – Saturday 26th December 2026); Southampton, Mayflower Theatre (Wednesday 6 – Saturday 9 January 2027); Aylesbury, Waterside ,Theatre (Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 January 2027); Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre (Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 January 2027); Belfast, Grand Opera House (Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 January 2027); Edinburgh, King’s Theatre (Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 February 2027); Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre (Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 February 2027); Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre (Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 February 2027); Nottingham, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 February 2027); Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre (Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 March 2027); Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 March 2027); Cambridge, Arts Theatre (Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 March 2027); Plymouth, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 30 March – Saturday 3 April 2027); Bradford, Alhambra Theatre (Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 April 2027); Newcastle, Theatre Royal (Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 April 2027); Hull, New Theatre (Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 April 2027); Liverpool, Empire Theatre (Tuesday 27 April – Saturday 1 May 2027); Inverness, Eden Court (Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 May 2027); Northampton, Derngate Theatre (Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 May 2027); Dublin, Bord Gáis Theatre (Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 May 2027) Cork, Everyman Theatre (Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 May 2027) and Leicester, Curve Theatre (Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 June 2027).