The King’s Theatre, Glasgow is delighted to announce the full 2025 cast for the UK tour of
the critically acclaimed, smash hit, supernatural thriller 2:22 – A Ghost Story. Joining the
previously announced Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton is Shvorne Marks in the role of
Lauren and Grant Kilburn as Ben. Kilburn returns to the role having understudied on the
2023 tour and the 2023 Apollo Theatre West End season covering for Ricky Champ and
Clifford Samuel.
2:22 A Ghost Story will embark on an extensive UK-wide tour, with first Scottish dates at
The King’s in Glasgow, where it returns following a hugely successful run in 2023, ahead of
performances in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
Shvorne Marks commented: “I am so thrilled to be joining 2:22 and getting to work on this
incredible play. Lauren is a great character and I look forward to putting my own spin on
her. It’s a fantastic team and we’re going to some incredible venues. I’m super excited.”
Grant Kilburn added: “Everyone who’s been part of 2:22 A Ghost Story will know how
special this show is to me. Having understudied both the characters of Sam and Ben on
West End at the Apollo – stepping into Ben’s shoes every night on the UK tour will feel
beyond special. I’m so thrilled to be back with the Runaway and 2:22 family, reunited with
Gabe Vega-Weismann, and bringing Danny Robins’s clever, thrilling script to life alongside
an immensely talented cast. I cannot wait to unleash my version of Ben come August!”
2:22 – A Ghost Story’s phenomenal success includes three years in the West End over seven
seasons. There have been twelve replica productions worldwide and the show has been
seen by over 1 million people in seventeen different countries across 5 continents.
In 2023/24 2:22 – A Ghost Story embarked on its first extensive, hugely successful UK tour.
For 2025/26 the production is back on the road revisiting some cities due to popular
demand, and also visiting new places where audiences can enjoy the thrill the show
delivers for the very first time!
The production began its life in the summer of 2021 at the Noel Coward Theatre, starring
Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood, and where it won the WhatsOnStage
award for Best Play. It then transferred to the Gielgud Theatre for 10 weeks from 4
December 2021. The production there starring Stephanie Beatriz, James Buckley, Elliot
Cowan and Giovanna Fletcher completed its run on 12 February 2022. For the first season
at the Criterion (May – September 2022) the cast was Tom Felton, Mandip Gill, Sam
Swainsbury and Beatriz Romilly. In late September that year Laura Whitmore, Matt Willis,
Felix Scott and Tamsin Carroll took over. At The Lyric Theatre from January – April 2023 the
cast included Cheryl, Scott Karim, Louise Ford and the return of Jake Wood. The production
then moved next door to the Apollo where the cast included Sophia Bush, Ricky Champ,
Clifford Samuel and Jamie Winstone. Frankie Bridge took over from Sophia Bush in July of
that year. Then in May – August 2024 the show returned to the Gielgud Theatre with Donna
Air, James Buckley, Stacey Dooley and Joe McFadden.
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