Smash hit West End play PARANORMAL ACTIVITY announces major UK and Ireland tour
Spooky season is about to get even more thrilling as Melting Pot announces that the West End smash hit Paranormal Activity will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour from September 2026.
Opening at Richmond Theatre on 5 September, the chilling theatrical experience 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.
Today’s tour news follows the recent announcement that, following phenomenal demand, Paranormal Activity will return to the West End this summer, marking the third extension for the nerve-shredding scare fest. The show is currently playing at the Ambassadors Theatre until 25 April and returns to the venue from 8 August.
Full tour casting is to be announced.
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.
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, the tour then visits Milton Keynes, Glasgow, York, Woking, Cheltenham, Canterbury, Birmingham, Norwich, Salford, Brighton, Bath, Leeds, Southampton, Aylesbury, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Shrewsbury, Cambridge, Plymouth, Bradford, Newcastle, Hull, Liverpool, Inverness, Northampton, Dublin, and Cork.
Paranormal Activity reimagines the modern ghost story with an unsettling intimacy only theatre can provide. Immersing audiences in an atmosphere of creeping dread, unseen forces, and psychological tension, Levi Holloway’s script offers a bold reinterpretation of the original, blending domestic horror with mind-bending theatricality. Felix Barrett, known for breaking boundaries between audience and performer, brings his signature visionary style to the production. With innovative staging and chilling soundscapes, Paranormal Activity invites audiences to witness the inexplicable up close—and feel the fear in real time.
The creative team also includes set and costume designer Fly Davis, illusions designer Chris Fisher, lighting designer Anna Watson, sound designer Gareth Fry, video designer Luke Halls, and casting director Ginny Schiller CDG.
To book tickets for Paranormal Activity at select touring venues, please click here.