The Critically Acclaimed Thriller Arrives on Stage Direct from a Sold-Out Run in London
When an actor arrives late to a sound studio for a last-minute audiobook recording session, he is handed the script of a chilling ghost story to read. But as the engineer cues the recording and the evening wears on, the horrors slowly begin to escape the page to haunt the studio itself.
Lucas Iverson (HBO’s The Pitt) and Owen Campbell (A24’s X) take the stage in A GHOST IN YOUR EAR, the “truly terrifying headphone horror” (The Guardian) from the darkly brilliant mind of Tony Award® nominee Jamie Armitage (Six), created in collaboration with Ben and Max Ringham (ANNA, National Theatre). A mesmerizing blend of gothic horror and psychological thriller, this cutting-edge theatrical experience uses groundbreaking binaural sound technology to immerse every audience member in a haunting world of sound. And at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre — one of New York’s most intimate venues — there’s no escaping the frights. Enter if you dare.
Audience Note:
A Ghost In Your Ear is a horror story. There are loud noises. There are flashing lights. And, occasionally, there are things that go bump in the mic. If you are generally faint of heart, photosensitive or are of a more nervous disposition... you've been warned.
There is no late seating and no re-entry. Please allow plenty of time to arrive before curtain.
Cast and Creative Team
Owen
Campbell
Sid
Selected past work includes Translations (Irish Repertory Theatre), Hangmen (Broadway and Atlantic Theater), Becky Nurse of Salem (Berkeley Rep), and Indian Summer (Playwrights Horizons). Selected film work includes A24’s X, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Super Dark Times, and As You Are. Owen has recurred on FX’s “The Americans” and HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” among other television series.
Lucas
Iverson
Lucas
Off-Broadway debut. Lucas is best known for portraying James Ogilvie on “The Pitt” (HBO) and Simon on “The Gilded Age” (HBO). He will star in the upcoming film Halfway Nowhere. On stage, he has worked at Yale Rep, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and more. He received his MFA from David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. @lucasiverson_
Set and Costume Design
Anisha Fields
Anisha is a set and costume designer for theatre and opera. Theatre credits include: KENREX (Lucille Lortel Theatre, The Other Palace, Sheffield Theatres); A Ghost in Your Ear, Octopolis, Blackout Songs (Hampstead Theatre); King Lear: First Encounters (RSC); The Firework Maker’s Daughter (Polka Theatre, London); English (RSC, Kiln Theatre); The Real Ones (Bush Theatre); Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist (Rose Theatre); Some Demon (Arcola Theatre); Pandemonium (Soho Theatre); The Little Prince (The Egg, Bath Theatre Royal); Wendy: A Peter Pan Story (The Egg, Bath Theatre Royal); Self-Raising (Graeae Theatre Company, Soho Theatre); The Limit (Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House); Squirrel (Unicorn Theatre; The Egg, Bath Theatre Royal); and Choir and Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles? (Chichester Festival Theatre).
Lighting Design
Ben Jacobs
Ben Jacobs is an Olivier Award-winning lighting designer.
Training: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Recent credits include: Middlemarch (RSC); A Tale of Two Cities (Marlowe Theatre and UK tour); The Importance of Being Oscar (Park Theatre); Firebird (Southwark Playhouse); Philharmonic Sessions: The Rite of Spring (Aviva Studios); Victoria: A Queen Unbound (Watermill); The Ladies Football Club (Sheffield Theatres); Cable Street (Marylebone Theatre); A Ghost in Your Ear (Hampstead); Precipice (New Diorama); tick, tick... BOOM! (The Bridge Theatre, Brussels); Charley’s Aunt (Watermill); The Pitchfork Disney (King’s Head); Oliver! (Chichester and Gielgud; Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design); 1984 (Hackney Town Hall); Miss Julie (Park); Singin’ in the Rain (Teatro Sergio Cardoso, São Paulo); King Hamlin (Park); Evita (Parque Villa-Lobos, São Paulo); Dawn French Is a Huge Twat (UK and international tour); Salomé, Seussical and Bring It On! (Southwark Playhouse); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Wilton’s Music Hall).
Sound Design
Ben and Max Ringham
Ben and Max Ringham are multi-award-winning composers, sound designers, and writers.
Notable productions include: Waiting for Godot (Broadway); Bacchae (National Theatre); Inter Alia (National Theatre); A Complicated Woman (Duke of York’s); Elektra (Duke of York’s); Prima Facie (West End/Broadway); A Doll’s House (Broadway); Cyrano (West End); The Tempest (Drury Lane); Much Ado About Nothing (Drury Lane); and Blindness (Donmar and international).
They are the recipients of five Olivier Award nominations, two Tony Award nominations, two Drama Desk Awards, a Critics’ Circle Award nomination, a BBC Radio Drama Award, two Off West End Awards, and the H100 Award for Innovation in Theatre.
Dramaturg
Gurnesha Bola
Gurnesha Bola is a freelance dramaturg, reader and programmer. Her previous credits include Sweetmeats (Bush Theatre, London), Before the Millennium (Oxford Old Fire Station) and the Olivier-nominated production of Blue Mist (Royal Court Theatre, London). She has read for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award and the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.
Written and Directed By
Jamie Armitage
Writing/Directing credits include: A Ghost In Your Ear (Hampstead) and An Interrogation (Hampstead/Summerhall), for which he received a Lustrum Award.
He is a Tony Award-nominated director for his work on SIX: The Musical, currently running on Broadway, in the West End, and in multiple locations worldwide.
Directing credits include: The Red and the Black (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre); Straight Line Crazy (The Shed); Southern Belles (King’s Head); Spring Awakening and Sweeney Todd (RCSSD); And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens (King’s Head); and Love Me Now (Tristan Bates Theatre).
Jamie was an Associate Director at the Bridge Theatre from 2023 to 2026, and a resident director at the Almeida Theatre from 2019 to 2021.
What you are about to watch...
Is a horror story.
FAQs
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The show runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
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Yes, headphones will be sanitized and inspected after every performance. Cleanliness is paramount at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre.
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If you have any specific hearing needs or concerns, please let a member of staff know upon arrival.
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If you experience any issues with your headphones, please speak with a staff member as soon as possible before the performance begins.
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Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre is located at 18 Minetta Lane, New York, NY 10012, in West Village. The closest station is West 4th St. – Washington Sq. (A, B, C, D, E, F, M lines). If you choose to drive, valet parking is available at the closest garage on West 3rd Street, between 6th Avenue and MacDougal Street.
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Yes, step-free access is available for the Orchestra section. The Balcony is not accessible for wheelchair users. Wheelchair spaces are in Row N of the Orchestra. Transfers to other aisle seats may be possible; contact the venue before booking.
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There is a single-user accessible restroom located on lobby level.