The Enfield Haunting
Catherine Tate and David Threlfall star in this dramatisation of the famous haunting!
The Enfield Haunting
The Enfield Haunting is a psychological ghost story. It is a ghost story for now.
Paul Unwin
The Enfield Haunting
Catherine Tate and David Threlfall star in this dramatisation of the famous haunting!
Why see The Enfield Haunting?
Based on true events
Catherine Tate and David Threlfall make their West End returns in this chilling new play from Paul Unwin. Detailing the supernatural events that overtook a London family in the late 70s, Tate plays single mum Peggy Hodgson as she attempts to save her children during one of the most mindbending and terrifying poltergeist visitations the country has ever seen. As night falls, Thelfall joins the petrified family as Maurice Grosse, the ghost hunter tasked with putting a stop to the ghostly antics.
Created by Unwin, after conversations with a famed poltergeist expert and based on accounts of eyewitnesses, this absolutely terrifying tale is set to scare audiences silly from November 2023!
Cast
Catherine Tate as Peggy Hodgson
David Threlfall as Maurice Grosse
Creative
Written by Paul Unwin
Directed by Angus Jackson
Reviews
Customer reviews
138 reviews, average rating: (1.7 Stars)
Caroline Quinn
They’ve obviously improved!! So glad I went.
I braced myself and read the awful reviews before we got here. We very nearly didn’t go.
I’m so glad we went. Very engaging and had us gripped from the start to the end. Brilliant acting. A great balance of scary and humour. Catherine Tate was great and the young girl Janet (Ella) was outstanding. All the cast were great. They have clearly got their act together. Top performance. ... Read more
Debbie Jaye
Brilliantly acted!
What a brilliant play with fantastic actors! Best of all, the young lady playing Jan! 100% recommend! ... Read more
Karuma
Writer should be exiled
Leaving a 5 star review so it appears near the top and is seen by more people.
The truth is, the play is disappointing at the moment. It would be stupid to say that it doesn’t have potential - it does - but this would involve a change in the writing.
Paul Unwin, the writer, came home from the pub and used ChatGPT to write a play based on the true story of the Enfield Haunting. Truly, the writing is the only reason behind the show’s failure. It must be said that the actors try their best to deliver their lines with emotion and passion - and they do - but the lines themselves are lacking. It’s as if Shakespeare had directed great actors to perform Peppa Pig on stage. A truly impossible feat.
My suggestion: go watch the play. Make your own judgement. There’s no reason why it wouldn’t improve. Ideally, go in a couple weeks from now - by then they will have kicked Paul Unwin out and the director will have done his best to produce something noteworthy, like the rest of his stuff ... Read more
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