‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Trailer: Teaser For New Stage Play Hints At “What Comes Next”; Preview Date Set, Performances Selling Out
deadline.comA very cool teaser trailer for the upcoming Stranger Things stage adaptation The First Shadow doesn’t give away much by way of plot details, but we do see some clips of the TV series’ early episodes only to watch the screen shatter and a mysterious red, glowing orb appear on the stage of an otherwise empty theater.
Then, slowly appearing, are the words: “The beginning of the Stranger Things Story Might Hold The Key To What Comes Next”. That empty West End theater won’t stay that way for long: The First Shadow, revealed by Deadline last summer, will begin performances Nov.
17 at London’s Phoenix Theatre, and judging by the Phoenix’s ticket site, performances are already sold out through mid-December.
Based on an original story by series creators Matt and Ross Duffer, as well as Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, The First Shadow will be directed by Stephen Daldry with co-director Justin Martin, The events of the play are set about 25 years before the Netflix series events.
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