Audible Theater Announces the New York Premiere of “A Ghost in Your Ear”
Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at London’s Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, Audible Theater today announced the New York premiere of A Ghost in Your Ear, an immersive horror show set inside an audiobook recording session gone terrifyingly wrong. When an actor arrives late to a sound studio for a last-minute 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. With audiences wearing headphones featuring groundbreaking binaural sound technology, this cutting-edge theatrical experience places everyone directly in a haunting world of sound.
Written and directed by Tony Award nominee Jamie Armitage (SIX: The Musical) and featuring sound design by the Tony-nominated duo Ben & Max Ringham (A Doll's House, Prima Facie), this “truly terrifying headphone horror” (The Guardian) will have a limited engagement at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. Performances begin Tuesday, September 29, continuing through Sunday, November 15. Tickets are on sale now at AudibleTheater.com. A Ghost in Your Ear will also be recorded and released as an Audible Original at a later date, extending its reach to millions of Audible listeners around the world.
Jamie Armitage said, “I've loved horror theatre ever since I was terrified by The Woman in Black as a child. There is something so special about the power of a spine-tingling communal experience. So to be able to fuse my passion for horror with binaural audio technology in collaboration with the world-leading sound-designers Ben & Max Ringham was a real dream come true. We enjoyed the most special run of the show in London earlier this year, and I cannot wait to bring it over to New York to terrify the audiences there too. And given that the whole show is set in an audiobook recording studio, a collaboration with Audible felt like the most natural fit in the world. So whether you're watching at the Minetta Lane or listening on Audible, I hope you're ready for a fright!”
Kate Navin, Audible Head of Creative Development for North America, said, “We know that sound is one of the most powerful tools for creating fear and suspense. A Ghost in Your Ear harnesses that power brilliantly, setting the hairs on the back of your neck on end. Jamie, Ben, and Max have created a heart-racing experience that offers New York audiences a perfect thrill this fall season. This is exactly the kind of boundary-pushing work Audible Theater champions: innovative in its craft, unforgettable in its impact, and designed to captivate audiences both on our stage and globally as an Audible Original.”
The production’s creative team includes Ben & Max Ringham (sound design), Anisha Fields (scenic and costume design), and Ben Jacobs (lighting design). The casting director is Taylor Williams. The production’s general management is by TT Partners. A Ghost in Your Ear was originally produced by HFH Productions and Playful Productions.
Most recently, Audible Theater presented Yes to the Unknown: A Night with Gloria Steinem; the return of Michael Cruz Kayne’s What Else What Else; and Maria Bamford’s Soundly Unstable live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. In the spring, Audible also wrapped its 2026 collaborative season with TOGETHER, producing Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, What Happened Was…, and New Born at the Minetta Lane. With P3 Productions, Audible Theater produced Mexodus, the most award-winning off-Broadway musical of the season, at the Daryl Roth Theatre, following its New York premiere last fall at the Minetta Lane. Visit AudibleTheater.com for more information about other upcoming productions and Audible Original audio releases.
