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Evening Standard
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Nick Curtis

2:22 A Ghost Story at Lyric Theatre review: Cheryl delivers a dose of pure star power

Now on its fifth cast and fourth West End theatre, Danny Robins’s supernatural hit gets a shot of pure star wattage with the acting debut of Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl in the lead role of Jenny.

Having herself jettisoned three separate surnames and gone from tabloid fodder to national treasure and back again, it was perhaps inevitable she’d add a third strand to her performing portfolio in this show. Robins’ play is already a meme on theatre Twitter: in the future, we’ll all play Jenny in 2:22 for 15 minutes.

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