‘Stranger Things’ Stage Play Set For Debut On London's West End | THR News - video Dailymotion

The world of Stranger Things is expanding — to London’s West End.

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00:00The world of Stranger Things is expanding, and this time it's to London's West End.

00:06A stage play based on the Netflix hit is set to make its debut in London later this year.

00:11It's called Stranger Things The First Shadow and written by Kate Trefry,

00:15a writer and co-executive producer on the series.

00:18A formal announcement comes a day after a cryptic teaser released on social media on Tuesday.

00:24No casting has been announced just yet.

00:30Stranger Things creator Matt and Ross Duffer also spoke out about the news, saying

00:39you will meet endearing new characters as well as very familiar ones

00:43on a journey into the past that sets the groundwork for the future of Stranger Things.

00:47We're dying to tell you more about the story, but won't.

00:50It's more fun to discover it for yourself.

00:53Can't wait to see you nerds in London.

00:55The description for the play notes that it will be a prequel to the hit series

00:59taking place in Hawkins in 1959, a regular town with regular worries.

01:04Young Jim Hopper's car won't start, Bob Newby's sister won't take his radio show seriously,

01:10and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town.

01:14When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn't so easy,

01:19and the shadows of the past have a very long reach.

01:22The Duffers announced plans for a Stranger Things stage production in July of 2022,

01:27but details have been kept under wraps since then.

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