Stranger Things: The First Shadow stage play is coming to London’s West End

Netflix is teaming up with Sonia Friedman Productions to produce a stage play that’s “rooted in the mythology” of the hit streaming series Stranger Things – and Variety has revealed that the play, which is called Stranger Things: The First Shadow, will have its world premiere at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End later this year. Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers are creative producers on the play, and the show’s producers at 21 Laps get an associate producer credit.

Written by Stranger Things writer and co-executive producer Kate Trefry from an original story she crafted with the Duffer Brothers and Jack Thorne, Stranger Things: The First Shadow has the following synopsis: 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.

The play is being directed by Stephen Daldry, with Justin Martin co-directing.

The Duffer Brothers provided the following statement: “We are beyond excited about Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Collaborating with the brilliant Stephen Daldry has been nothing short of inspiring, and Kate Trefry has written a play that is at turns surprising, scary and heartfelt. You will meet endearing new characters, as well as very familiar ones, on a journey into the past that sets the groundwork for the future of Stranger Things. We’re dying to tell you more about the story but won’t — it’s more fun to discover it for yourself. Can’t wait to see you nerds in London!“

Does Stranger Things: The First Shadow sound interesting to you, and will be trying to buy tickets when they go on sale in the spring? Let us know by leaving a comment below. I’m hoping a taping of the show will be released at some point, because it’s not likely I’ll have the chance to see it otherwise.