Things that go bump in the theatre

The cast of a new stage show revel in conjuring up the supernatural.

Do you believe in the afterlife? In things that go bump in the night? Or are you just really frightened by Melbourne’s sky-high house prices? If you said “yes” to any of this, you may feel a shiver of anticipation, as if someone walked over your grave, for Olivier Award-nominated West End show 2:22 – A Ghost Story at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

Her character Lauren, a psychotherapist used to getting at what lies beneath the surface, isn’t so sure. ‘She’s had experiences, and maybe there’s some belief there, but she’s quite quick to dismiss them,’ Rose says, ‘whereas I stick to my guns.’

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Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.