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January 12, 2026
A Ghost in Your Ear review
Hampstead Theatre, LondonWith shades of MR James and Inside No 9 Jamie Armitage’s innovative recording studio haunting is a good old-fashioned fairground-ride chiller
TL;DR
- The play is a "headphone horror" that uses sound design to create a creepy atmosphere.
- It employs familiar ghost story tropes such as a haunted house and a restless soul.
- The drama is set in a recording studio where an actor records an audiobook, becoming increasingly unsettled.
- Innovative sound design enhances the blend of the everyday and the uncanny.
- The scare tactics, while not new, are sleekly executed and excellently acted.
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