The short Twitter video gives glimpses of footage from several scenes in the Netflix series, possibly even some clues about the final season, with the play premiering at London’s Phoenix Theatre November 17.
The official Stranger Things Twitter account has revealed the first teaser for the upcoming stage play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel spinoff of the hit sci-fi Netflix series. The short video gives glimpses of footage from several scenes in the series, and maybe even some clues about the final season.
The prequel stage play is penned by Stranger Things co-executive producer Kate Trefry, based on an original story by Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes) and Trefry.
The First Shadow is described as: “Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy … and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story — and may hold the key to the end.”
Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot) will direct, in collaboration with co-director Justin Martin. The creative team also includes set design by Miriam Buether; costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel; lighting design by Jon Clark; sound design by Paul Arditti; illusions design by Jamie Harrison & Chris Fisher; video design by 59 Productions; movement direction by Coral Messam; wigs, hair and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates; and technical direction by Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates. Sonia Friedman Productions produces, with series executive producer Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps serving as associate producer.
Watch the teaser for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the beginning of the entire spooky franchise, now:
#StrangerThingsOnStage will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and it might hold the key to what comes next... pic.twitter.com/3y9waLiG9j
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) July 5, 2023
Performances of Stranger Things: The First Shadow begin on November 17 at Phoenix Theatre in London.
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