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The Award-winning production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/a> has announced a new West End cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stage show is a prequel to the popular Netflix series and is written by Kate Trefry with a story by the creators of the TV series The Duffer Brothers, alongside Jack Thorne and Trefry. It follows the story of young Jim Hopper, Joyce Maldonado, and Bob Newby in Hawkins in 1959. The stage show expands on the TV show\u2019s story and mythology with incredible stagecraft and stunning visual effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining the production from 14 November will be Louis Healy (The Full Monty) as Henry Creel, Callum Maxwell (Peter Pan) as Bob Newby, Miranda Mufema (Macbeth) as Patty Newby, Luke Mullins (The Tempest) as Dr Brenner), Jessica Rhodes (The Tempest) as Joyce Maldonado and George Smale (AS-NT) as James Hopper Jr. Full casting from that date is yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/a> is currently playing at the Phoenix Theatre<\/a> and is booking up until February 2025. Book your Stranger Things<\/a> tickets now online via the LSBO<\/a> website or at our box office in Leicester Square.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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