Paranormal Activity to embark on UK and Ireland tour

Paranormal Activity will set out on its first tour later this year.

The stage production is based on the film series first written and directed by Oren Peli and produced by Blumhouse and Solana Films. The story follows James and Lou, who move from Chicago to London in an attempt to leave their past behind, only to find that they remain affected by unexplained events.

The stage show is directed by Felix Barrett, founder and artistic director of Punchdrunk, and written by Levi Holloway, who previously wrote the stage thriller Grey House. We discuss its remarkable success in our dedicated podcast, available for free here:

Before its West End debut, Paranormal Activity also toured North America and played in Leeds. It is currently playing at the Ambassadors Theatre until 25 April, then it will take a hiatus before returning from 8 August to 3 October. Our critic called it “a hauntingly good stage adaptation.”

The tour will kick off at Richmond Theatre on 5 September, before visiting Milton Keynes Theatre (15 to 19 September 2026), Glasgow’s Theatre Royal (22 to 26 September 2026), York’s Grand Opera House (29 September to 3 October 2026), Woking’s New Victoria Theatre (6 October to 10 October 2026), Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre (13 to 17 October 2026), and Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre (20 to 24 October 2026).

It will spend Halloween at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre (27 to 31 October 2026), going on to visit Norwich’s Theatre Royal (10 to 14 November 2026), the Lowry in Salford (17 to 21 November 2026), Brighton’s Theatre Royal (24 to 28 November 2026), Bath’s Theatre Royal (1 to 5 December 2026), and return to Leeds Playhouse for a frighteningly festive season (9 to 24 December 2026).

In 2027, Paranormal Activity will play at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre (6 to 9 January 2027), Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre (12 to 16 January 2027), Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff (19 to 23 January 2027), Belfast’s Grand Opera House (26 to 30 January 2027), Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre (2 to 6 February 2027), Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre (9 to 13 February 2027), Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre (16 to 20 February 2027), Nottingham’s Theatre Royal (23 to 27 February 2027), Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre (2 to 6 March 2027), Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury (16 to 20 March 2027), Cambridge Arts Theatre (23 to 27 March 2027), Plymouth’s Theatre Royal (30 March to 3 April 2027), Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre (6 to 10 April 2027), Newcastle’s Theatre Royal (13 to 17 April 2027), Hull’s New Theatre (20 to 24 April 2027), Liverpool’s Empire Theatre (27 April to 1 May 2027), Eden Court in Inverness (4 to 8 May 2027), Northampton’s Derngate Theatre (11 to 15 May 2027), Dublin’s Bord Gáis Theatre (18 to 22 May 2027) and Cork’s Everyman Theatre (25 to 29 May 2027).

The creative team includes Fly Davis as set and costume designer, Chris Fisher providing illusions, Anna Watson as lighting designer, Gareth Fry as sound designer, Luke Halls as video designer, and casting director Ginny Schiller. Full casting is to be announced.

Paranormal Activity is produced by Simon Friend and Hanna Osmolska for Melting Pot in association with Gavin Kalin, Ken Davenport, Jenny King, Patrick Gracey, Jonathan and Rae Corr and Leeds Playhouse.

Select tickets are on sale now.