News: STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW ANNOUNCES FULL CAST FOR WEST END WORLD PREMIERE
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
ANNOUNCES FULL CAST FOR WEST END WORLD PREMIERE
The original stage play production opens on 14 December at the
Phoenix Theatre in
London's West End, with previews from 17 November
With rehearsals now underway, Netflix
and Sonia Friedman Productions today announce the full cast for the world
premiere of Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry, that
brings the world of Stranger Things to life in a completely new way -
live on stage. Stranger Things: The First Shadow opens at the Phoenix
Theatre on 14 December, with previews beginning in 8 weeks on 17 November.
Directed by Stephen Daldry,
with co-direction by Justin Martin, leading the world class
award-winning creative team, the cast is Shane Attwooll (Chief Hopper),
Kemi Awoderu (Sue Anderson), Chase Brown (Lonnie Byers),
Christopher Buckley (Bob Newby), Ammar Duffus (Charles
Sinclair), Gilles Geary (Ted Wheeler), Florence Guy (Karen
Childress), Max Harwood (Alan Munson), Michael Jibson (Victor
Creel), Oscar Lloyd (James Hopper Jr.), Louis McCartney
(Henry Creel), Isabella Pappas (Joyce Maldonado), Matthew
Pidgeon (Principal Newby), Calum Ross (Walter Henderson),
Maisie Norma Seaton (Claudia Yount), Patrick Vaill (Dr
Brenner), Lauren Ward (Virginia Creel), Ella Karuna
Williams (Patty Newby), and Anika Boyle, Faith Delaney
and Imogen Turner (alternating the role of Alice Creel); with Tricia
Adele-Turner, Lauren Arney, Samuel Baxter, Reya-Nyomi
Brown, Patricia Castro, Lydia Fraser, Isaac Gryn, Mark
Hammersley, Benjamin Lafayette, Tom Peters, Kingdom Sibanda, Tiana
Simone, Danny Sykes and Meesha Turner.
Netflix and Sonia Friedman
Productions present
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST
SHADOW
By Kate Trefry
Original story by The Duffer
Brothers, Jack Thorne & Kate Trefry
Based on the Netflix Series,
Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers
The Duffer Brothers act as creative producers, with 21 Laps Entertainment
as associate producer.
Created by the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things debuted in
July 2016 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular television series
ever with its fourth season alone amassing over 140.7 million views globally.
Rooted in 80's nostalgia, it has sparked a resurgence of pop culture items from
the decade with every new season, including Eggo waffles and New Coke. Most
recently, the series breathed new life into Kate Bush’s track “Running Up That
Hill” with the song soaring in streams on Spotify and entering the top 10 of
the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in its 38-year history. The
series has also garnered over 70 awards worldwide including Emmys and the
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama
Series and has been nominated for over 230 awards. Stranger Things fans
everywhere celebrate November 6 - the day Will Byers went missing - as
‘Stranger Things Day,’ a special day to share their love for the world of
Stranger Things.
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin said today, “With rehearsals now
underway, it’s a joy to discover the world of Stranger Things: The First
Shadow with our ferociously talented cast and watch the alchemy amongst our
entire company grow as we together explore this new play. They’re an
extraordinarily gifted group of actors, and we can’t wait to share this origin
story with audiences.”
Matt and Ross Duffer said today, “The cast of Stranger Things:
The First Shadow is nothing short of phenomenal. These actors brilliantly
explore the early days of many fan favourites - including
Hopper, Joyce, Bob, Henry and Dr Brenner - while also bringing new
characters to vivid life. We couldn’t be more thrilled and can’t wait for you
to meet them all live on stage. See you in London, nerds!”
ABOUT STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
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.
STRANGER
THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
is written by Kate Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry with
co-director Justin Martin, set design by Miriam Buether, costume
design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting design by Jon Clark,
sound design by Paul Arditti, original music composition,
orchestration, arrangements and supervision by D.J. Walde, illusions
design & visual effects by Jamie Harrison & Chris Fisher,
video design & visual effects by 59 Productions, choreography
by Coral Messam, movement direction by Lynne Page,
wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates,
technical director is Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates, props
supervision by Mary Halliday, dialect by William Conacher, fight
direction by Kev McCurdy, casting by Jessica Ronane Casting CDG with
additional casting by Charlotte Sutton CDG, and international casting
consultancy by Jim Carnahan.
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Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0JP
For further ticket information, performance schedule, full
creative team and cast biographies,
please visit strangerthingsonstage.com and the
official social channels:
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