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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY EXTENDS FOR A SIXTH TIME AND ANNOUNCES LATE NIGHT EXTRA HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY EXTENDS FOR A SIXTH TIME AND ANNOUNCES LATE NIGHT EXTRA HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE

Disclosure. Based on a press release from Paramount Location-Based Entertainment & Experiences. The claims and figures are the company's own.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY EXTENDS FOR A SIXTH TIME

AND ANNOUNCES LATE NIGHT EXTRA

HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE

Written by acclaimed playwright Levi Holloway <> and directed by Felix Barrett, visionary director behind Punchdrunk

Based on the Paranormal Activity films, first written and directed by Oren Peli and brought

to the screen by Blumhouse and Solana Films

Melting Pot today confirms a sixth booking extension for London’s theatrical scare-fest, Paranormal Activity. Now playing at the Ambassadors Theatre through to Saturday 27 February 2027, the nerve-shredding show also confirms a special late Halloween performance to take scare-seekers through to the witching hour. The additional show on Saturday 31 October will begin at 10.30pm and is scheduled alongside the two previously scheduled Halloween performances at 2.30pm and 7pm. Tickets are on sale now at www.paranormalonstage.com <https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.b00YhNV2Nr0-2BaZn7eVNAdUiyvMg2TKG27AYtrFQnzFagh9smWUehr7xRv5SavqxFxlQP_n8qpUeVWBG0rToEyr1PaNTEYAytqW4eW-2FXT13coHHkQVhoG0g3akPjuuLsH5SQOoUDqOrkEcjQz4g7j5AYpFMHPXlgn0BEzFALbabbMCGW-2Bz3Qjv0nNTUOljLOpRqq9xRd6hg9YZPVOM7XfV-2B9Jb3QWe-2BomegDHnyyl9GaCZcs896yKlKK-2BFk4miNtJ372q9wGuYGAyECkhtQHf0mS8ouc33Pk5qVPwxeO00LSLDAYgFpV6klPg7w1C-2BqgFSVfsmoiyT2vPSBupSL3JkEM8iNxtBFr-2BmfSA3bdFxSYynu1yjXRLqj7MEtLai5iVaA2Lwj5CKC-2F-2BFrhpbVwDc4hkCRILV-2BSfJYuNwSeTqhIUQabw-3D>.

Please note that from week commencing 4 January 2027, Paranormal Activity’s weekday matinee will take place on Thursdays at 2.30pm.

Paranormal Activity opened a 20-week Broadway season this summer at the August Wilson Theatre, opening to stellar reviews following a US tour and also opened a major UK and Ireland tour at London’s Richmond Theatre in early September.

The masterclass in supernatural suspense stars Ty Fanning (Othello, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opposite Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal) as ‘James’, Ami Okumura Jones (My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican; Hostage, the Netflix political drama) as ‘Lou’, Kirsty Bushell (BBC, Motherland; King Lear, Chichester Festival Theatre) as ‘Etheline Cotgrave’ and welcomes the return of Pippa Winslow in her role as ‘Carolanne’ following her celebrated runs in the Leeds Playhouse and first West End season.

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.

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 Ambassadors Theatre from Friday 5 December 2025 – Saturday 25 April 2026, Paranormal Activity began a North American tour last autumn visiting the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto, and Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theater, before opening its critically lauded 20-week Broadway season at the August Wilson Theatre on August 14 2026.

James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are… Inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series, Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage.

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.

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 Fly Davis as Set and Costume Designer, Illusions by Chris Fisher, Anna Watson as Lighting Designer, Gareth Fry as Sound Designer, Video Design by Luke Halls and Casting Direction by Stuart Burt CDG and Ginny Schiller CDG and Associate Director, Anna Marshall.

'Will I be scared? Yes. How scared? Very. Cleverly, too.'

Chicago Tribune

Released by Paramount Pictures in 2009, the original Paranormal Activity is a master class in psychological terror. Reimagining the found footage genre for a new generation, the film became a global sensation, grossing nearly $200 million worldwide and kicking off a blockbuster franchise spanning seven feature films. Now, the legacy of fear comes to the intimate world of the theatre as the terrifying phenomenon transitions to the West End stage. Get ready to experience Paranormal Activity in real life.

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

CORRECTIONS · None. If we change this article, we will say what changed and when.

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