‘brave and extraordinary’
Theatre South East
It Walks Around The House At Night
When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old countryside manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening.
Joe is barely scraping a living working in a bar. So, when a rich handsome stranger offers him an unusual but well-paid gig, he can’t say no. But the role turns chillingly real, as Joe begins to suspect something else is lurking in the shadows.
It Walks Around The House At Night is a spine-tingling new stage play that sees Joe walk the grounds alone for five long nights — but is something following?
A haunted house story for a new era, brought to life with haunting tricks, chilling twists, and a generous dose of dark humour.
ThickSkin, one of the UK’s most exciting touring companies, joins forces with Tim Foley (award-winning writer of Doctor Who audio dramas and former Bruntwood Prize Winner for Electric Rosary) to create this thrilling new production. Directed by Neil Bettles (How Not To Drown, Disney’s Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Frantic Assembly’s The Unreturning), sound design by Pete Malkin (Othello, National Theatre; The Encounter, Complicité – Tony Award Winner) and lighting and video design from Joshua Pharo (Measure for Measure (RSC); Noughts & Crosses (Regents Park); Kenrex (The Other Palace, Sheffield Theatres).
A theatrical horror — where the stage is set… for terror.
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Useful Info
Suitable for ages 14+
90 minutes (no interval)
Content Warnings: Loud and sudden noises, haze, flashing lights, strobe lighting, occasional strong language, horror imagery and jump scares.
“Tim Foley’s masterpiece of a play”
West Sussex Gazette
“consistently intriguing and highly satisfying”
Chichester Observer
“A great big ghostly success”
The Scotsman
“thrills and spills, which stay with you, and follow you home.”
The Guardian
‘utterly captivating'
Beyond The Curtain
NOW PLAYING
Southwark Playhouse
4 – 28 March 2026
NOW ON SALE
Lowry Theatre – Salford
3 – 7 November 2026
MORE DATES COMING SOON
'ThickSkin have created a spine-tingling ghost story, filled to the rafters with a modern twist on the traditional genre that is incredibly entertaining & well worth a watch.'
Ovation
Official Trailer
Tim Foley on It Walks Around The House At Night
CAST
Joe
George Naylor
The Dancer
Oliver Baines
Featuring the voice of
Paul Hilton
CREATIVE TEAM
Lighting and Video Designer
Joshua Pharo
Set Designers
Neil Bettles & Tom Robbins
Design Associate (Costume)
Madi Omatseone
Sound Associate
Kieran Lucas
Dramaturg
Brendan Macdonald
Casting Director
Claire Bleasdale
Senior Producer
Steph Connell
Associate Producer
Abi Beaven