STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW to open on Broadway in 2025

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The critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning play Stranger Things: The First Shadow will begin performances at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre on 28 March 2025, it has been announced.

Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, and rooted in the mythology and world of the Netflix global phenomenon, Stranger Things: The First Shadow is written by Kate Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin.

Before the world turned upside down. 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.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow features set design by Miriam Buether, costumes by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting by Jon Clark, sound 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, choreography by Coral Messam, movement direction by Lynne Page, and casting by Jim Carnahan. Casting will be announced at a later date.

Tickets go on general sale on 17 September at 11am here.