2:22 - A Ghost Story Reviews

from London, England

FUN AND ENJOYED THIS CONTEMPORARY TALE.

I enjoyed the contemporary stage set and themes and issues that the dialogue contained. Initially I found the actors quite amdram but later realised this is deliberate as no one is their real selves in front of others at a dinner party. It’s not highbrow theatre, it is fun. There’s so much to enjoy. It made for a very enjoyable time and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it.

Ali Price from Wakefield, West Yorkshire

ALI AND LINDA AT 2.22 A GHOST STORY

Good story of what I heard. But I really struggled to hear what the actors were saying especially Lilly Allen which really spoilt it for me, I went to the first preview showing on Tuesday 3rd.. My friend was the same we where sat in the Royal cicle, we had a good view of the stage the lighting was good. But the whole thing was spoilt by the sound and not being able to follow the plot. I'm from Wakefield Yorkshire it took me a while to save for this as I'm a big Theatre and Lilly Allen fan but came out disappointed 😥. If you have any free tickets for the actual play with hopefully amended sounds, my friend and I would happily review and watch again 😂.

Marie from London, England

UNDERWHELMING

I found this to be more of a comedy rather than a supernatural thriller. (The only laughs coming courtesy of Jake Wood, who steals the show). Script was a bit lazy, characters unlikeable, and story going off in tangents that went nowhere. Lily Allen’s character spends most of the play shouting. However, a decent night out at the theatre for those who have missed the experience over the past year.

Ross from London, England

ENJOYABLE BUT MAKES ZERO SENSE

Look, I enjoyed my night out. Great acting, some nice lines of dialogue, great staging, a few scares (although to be fair, they really could have upped the spook / scare factor significantly). But without spoiling anything, the ending is a load of rubbish, which undermines the entire play. I’m amazed such shoddy plotting even made it past the first draft of the script. It’s a shame as it feels like an opportunity lost.

Chris from Devon, England

NOT AWFUL - BUT NOT GREAT

The plot has a twist, and the scenery is well created and it should provide a really good performance - but it doesn’t. Laura Whitmore is unconvincing - suddenly escalating into annoyance or anger without any natural progression. She delivers her lines without conviction, and is frankly the weakest of the cast. Others are better, and there is some good characterisation from Matt Willis. The frequent use of noise and lighting effects doesn’t add a great deal to the experience, the noises being ridiculously loud and almost comic as a result. The twist at the end (and no, I won’t reveal it) is relatively predictable but contained an element of pathos which would have been enhanced had the acting stepped up to the mark at that point - and it didn’t. Overall, had I known the quality before booking I wouldn’t have gone - but still enjoyed it, I just wanted it to be better!

Audrey from Cumbria England

PLOT AND ACTING COULD BE BETTER

The premise of the play is good but once I knew the end I felt it could have been written better , to lead you to the end twist more convincingly . I saw Cheryl ( previously Cole but now not using a surname !) and thought she would have fitted well into a local amateur dramatic production but not good enough for the West End . Overall a disappointing evening

Elizabeth from London, England

SO DISAPPOINTING!!!

So had waited ages to watch this and honestly what a let down!!! Couldn’t hear the Characters properly,it went from screaming to embarrassing silences throughout. Cheryl and Jake were actually quite good, compared to the other 2 actors. The husband sounded like he was reading from a script and the friend was I’m just an irritant. Wasn’t scary at all,just stupid loud music every now and then to create jump scares. Felt like I was at a school play with crap boring twist at the end (They could have played more into that) Shame but well done Cheryl and Jake!

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