PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Directed By Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett Comes To West End And North American Tour

Boo! The stage adaptation of the Paranormal Activity films will haunt the West End beginning Dec. 5. The production will transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre after a critically acclaimed run at Leeds Playhouse last summer. It will also begin a North American tour visiting the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles; Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC, and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.

Immersive theatre pioneer Felix Barrett will direct the production. Barrett is the founder and artistic director of Punchdrunk, the immersive theatre company behind acclaimed immersive shows like Sleep No More and the recent Viola’s Room at The Shed. This adaptation of Paranormal Activity is written by Levi Holloway, the author behind last season’s Broadway thriller Grey House. 

“From seeing the advertising campaign of the film twenty years ago, where you watched cinema audiences leap out of their chairs in horror, I have long wondered how you could recreate that visceral reaction in a theatre setting,” Barrett said in a statement. “How do you bring one of the most frightening films to life? How do you break the inherent safety that a plush West End theatre offers? It’s been an incredible challenge, and we cannot wait to see how London audiences respond!” 

The show tells the story of James and Lou, who move from Chicago to London to escape their past. They quickly discover that places aren’t haunted; people are. It reimagines the modern ghost story through an atmosphere of creeping dread, unseen forces, and psychological tension. 

Paranormal Activity opens in the Ambassadors Theatre on the West End Dec. 5, 2025. Tickets go on sale July 9, 2025, at noon. For tickets and more information, visit here.