Stranger Things: The First Shadow has celebrated 1,000 performances at the Phoenix Theatre in London.
Now in its third year, Stranger Things: The First Shadow has proved a runaway hit in the West End. Following its premiere in November 2023 and opening to rave reviews, the play won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design. It was also directed by award-winning filmmaker Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot the Musical, The Audience, The Crown).
The production has been extended several times and just last week celebrated their 1000th performance at the West End’s Phoenix Theatre.
What is Stranger Things: The First Shadow about?
Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, Stranger Things: The First Shadow takes audiences to the very beginning of the Stranger Things saga. When strange things start happening in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana in 1959, a young Jim Hopper, Bob Newby and Joyce Maldonado are determined to get to the bottom of it. What exactly is happening, and what does new student Henry Creel have to do with it?
Stranger Things: The First Shadow serves as a prequel to the original TV show, which premiered on Netflix in July of 2016 and follows the events of a group of friends in Hawkins, Indiana and the supernatural happenings that follow the arrival of a girl named Eleven.
Plan Your Visit to Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Theatre: Phoenix Theatre, London
- Booking until: 2 August 2026
- Performance schedule: Tuesday to Saturday evenings, Friday to Sunday matinees
- Running time: 3 hours (including interval)
- Age range: Suitable for ages 12+. Under 5s not permitted
- Book tickets for Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Phoenix Theatre, London
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