Lily Allen will make her West End debut this Summer in Danny Robins’ ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’.
The LDN star will play Jenny in the supernatural thriller, which will hit the stage at the Noel Coward Theatre.
She is joined by EastEnders star Jake Wood and actors Julia Chan and Hadley Fraser, who will play Lily’s husband in the production, which focuses on four friends caught up in a night of high tension.
Lily said she was “so excited about getting to work on this play”, adding: “The live performance aspect of my career has always been the most thrilling part for me, connecting with a group of individuals and the spontaneity of whatever happens on the night.
“I feel that stepping into this play is an exciting natural extension of that and affords me the best of all worlds.
“I get to explore mature subject matter, be a woman with a real point of view and show the West End audiences how much I love live performance and being in front of an audience. I can’t wait.”
She continued: “Danny’s play is a brilliant investigation into the ghosts that haunt us and the hows and whys they come to be.
“It’s everything I love; wit, a meditation on marriage and relationships and family all hinging on a frightening plot.”
Directed by Matthew Dunster, ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ is written by the brains behind horror podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, which is currently being adapted for TV.
The show opens August 3, and tickets are on sale now.
