‘Stranger Things’ unveils first look at spin off stage show
nme.comStranger Things stage spin off, Stranger Things: The First Shadow.The theatre prequel, which is being staged at London’s Phoenix Theatre, is set to start on December 14, with previews having begun this week (November 17).Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions have shared a production still, featuring a young Henry Creel (played by Louis McCartney) facing down a Demogorgon in a richly coloured, misty setting under a swirling cloud of bats.
See the image below.Stranger Things: The First Shadow is set in 1959 and will follow young versions of Jim Hopper, Bob Newby and Henry Creel.
The writers have also confirmed that the opening act of the play is titled Chapter One: The Girl From Nowhere.The show’s official synopsis reads: “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.”The play is directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader), from an original story by Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry.Preview shows run until December 13, with tickets available here.Earlier this month, the writers of Stranger Things shared a description of the opening scene from Season Five, which they began working on in September.“DARKNESS.
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