'Not for the Faint Hearted': What We Thought of 2:22 A Ghost Story

The chilling West End hit starring Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton is in Hampshire

Halloween might have come and gone, but the chills and thrills are far from over for audiences at Mayflower Theatre this week.

'Not for the faint hearted': what we thought of 2:22 A Ghost Story

Daily Echo review of 2:22 A Ghost Story at Mayflower Theatre Southampton until Saturday

Strictly champions Kevin Clifton & Stacey Dooley chill us with 2:22 – A Ghost Story

Strictly champions Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley are working together for the first time since their Strictly triumph seven years ago as they tour the country with 2:22 – A Ghost Story.

2:22 A Ghost Story (2025-2026 tour) ★★

2:22: A Ghost Story chronicles one night, as a harmless dinner party turns into a tense quest for answers surrounding a spectral visitor’s nightly arrival at 2:22 a.m. The premise is simple: noise comes through the baby monitor, and we don’t know what or who it is. Jenny, played here by Stacey Dooley, is convinced of supernatural intervention that threatens the safety of her precious newborn. Sam, portrayed by Kevin Clifton, is fiercely logical …

Review: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton - In-Common - Southampton

By Martin Brisland.  2:22 A Ghost Story is one of the most talked about plays of recent years. Following seven West End seasons, a record-breaking UK and Ireland tour and thirty productions across the globe, the stage phenomenon 2:22 A Ghost Story returns to Southampton. It is written by Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist. A mix of supernatural suspense, drama and light comedy the play poses some …