Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage spin-off of the hit television show on Netflix, has announced that both the West End and Broadway productions are set to close following a final extension. The West End production will take its final bow on 27 December 2026.
The West End production opened to rave reviews at the Phoenix Theatre in London, and recently celebrated 1,000 performances. The production also won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design, which has helped bolster its success in the West End, including several extensions over the last three years.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow was Netflix’s first foray into theatre, making it a new kind of collaboration between theatre and television.
Matt and Ross Duffer, creative producers and creators of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, said today, “When the legendary Stephen Daldry first came to us with the idea of making a Stranger Things play, we were stunned — both by the fact that Stephen wanted to do this, and that he believed it could work. And boy, did it work.”
Production Images: Stranger Things in the West End
The creatives behind Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Audience), 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.
Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, the play serves as a prequel to the television show. The Duffer Brothers also served as creative producers of the stage production.
Also on the creative team are co-director Justin Martin, set designer Miriam Buether, costume designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting designer Jon Clark, and sound designer Paul Arditti. Original music composition, orchestration, arrangements and supervision are by D.J. Walde, illusions design and visual effects by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher, and video design and visual effects by 59 Studio.
Plan your visit to Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Theatre: Phoenix Theatre, London
- Booking dates: Booking until 27 December 2026
- Performance schedule: Tuesday to Saturday Evenings, Friday to Sunday matinees
- Running time: 3 hours (including interval)
- Age range: 12+
Phoenix Theatre, London
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