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It Walks Around The House At Night

A ghost story by Tim Foley | Directed by Neil Bettles

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

four-star-rating

‘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

five-star-rating

'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

Production photography by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

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

Playwright

Tim Foley

Director

Neil Bettles

Sound Designer

Pete Malkin

Lighting and Video Designer

Joshua Pharo

Set Designers

Neil Bettles & Tom Robbins

Design Associate (Costume)

Madi Omatseone

Associate Director

Anna Berentzen

Sound Associate

Kieran Lucas

Dramaturg

Brendan Macdonald

Casting Director

Claire Bleasdale

Executive Producer

Laura Mallows

Senior Producer

Steph Connell

Associate Producer

Abi Beaven

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