Paranormal Activity stage show extends West End run

Paranormal Activity has extended its stay in the West End.

The production, which opens this Christmas, follows an initial try-out run at Leeds Playhouse. It is currently playing in Chicago as part of a North American tour that includes stops in Los Angeles, Washington DC and San Francisco.

Adapted from the Paranormal Activity film series, the stage version is a new story written by Levi Holloway (Grey House) and directed by Felix Barrett, artistic director and founder of Punchdrunk. It is presented by Melting Pot in association with Leeds Playhouse and others.

Paranormal Activity follows James and Lou, who relocate from Chicago to London only to find that their new home offers no escape from the past. The production is described as an exploration of domestic hauntings, psychological disturbance and supernatural presence, using theatrical techniques that bring the audience close to the action.

The show will open at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End on Friday 5 December 2025, where it will now play until 28 March 2026.

Simon Friend, producer at Melting Pot, said: ”It is wonderful to see such excitement for our upcoming show, following hugely successful initial engagements in Leeds last year, and now Chicago as well this month. We can’t wait for West End audiences to experience the exceptional stagecraft from our dynamite creative team, in a show which has proven itself to be mysterious, macabre and enormously entertaining as well.”

Barrett previously directed Sleep No More, The Burnt City and The Drowned Man, among others. The creative team includes Fly Davis (set and costume design), Chris Fisher (illusions), Anna Watson (lighting), Gareth Fry (sound), Luke Halls (video) and casting directors Stuart Burt and Ginny Schiller.

Paranormal Activity is presented in arrangement with Paramount Pictures and produced by Simon Friend and Hanna Osmolska, along with Gavin Kalin, Ken Davenport, Patrick Gracey, Jonathan and Rae Corr and Leeds Playhouse. The age recommendation is 15 plus.