STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Play - News & Discussion Thread

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 1:45pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STRANGER-THINGS-Stage-Play-in-the-Works-20220706

Netflix has announced that a stage play set within the world of Stranger Things is in the works.

In a series of new tweets, the streaming service announced their new partnership with The Duffer Brothers, the creators of the hit series.

The new play will be set within the "world and mythology of Stranger Things" and will be produced by 

Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry, and Netflix. Daldry, known for his work on The Crown and Billy Elliot, will also direct the production.

Updated On: 3/1/23 at 01:45 PM

[darquegk]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 2:03pm

Deuxmoi posted that it was going to be a huge immersive experience in the Cursed Child style.

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 2:26pm

Ew.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 2:33pm

I feel like we will eventually live through a time when television / streaming series become the more common source material for Broadway shows, rather than movies and books. 

It might be coming sooner than we think. 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 3:10pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I feel like we will eventually live through a time when television / streaming series become the more common source material for Broadway shows, rather than movies and books.

It might be coming sooner than we think."

Hell, it's already been reported that a Game of Thrones stage production is in the works. Imagine if that and Stranger Things make Broadway during the same season...

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 3:25pm

Makes me verrrrry cautious that no playwright has been announced, just a producer and a director. Which makes me think this is in the very early idea stages and we shouldn't hold our breath. Or are the Duffers writing it?

Updated On: 7/6/22 at 03:25 PM

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 3:30pm

Totally, 100% unnecessary. Don’t ruin a great tv show by turning it into a stage production! Also how could you even place this in Hawkins and the Upside Down without effects? Like…come on. Not needed. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 3:33pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Makes me verrrrry cautious that no playwright has been announced, just a producer and a director. Which makes me think this is in the very early idea stages and we shouldn't hold our breath. Or are the Duffers writing it?"

 

I’m sure it’ll be Hack Thorne – sorry, Jack Thorne. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 4:09pm

I'd be much more interested in a "Sleep No More" type experience for this. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 4:23pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I'd be much more interested in a "Sleep No More" type experience for this."

 

There actually was one. Do you know the company Secret Cinema in London? They do huge immersive shows based around a film (or in this case, a TV show). They did Stranger Things in 2020, and I got to see the final performance, which happened to be right before the pandemic. It was really cool – based on Season 3, so there was like a carnival, in addition to an 80s “mall,” and there were secret rooms that resembled the Russian lab, Murray’s house, Hopper’s cabin in the woods, etc. And you could follow around the characters as they moved through the plot beats of Season 3, and there were some other added story threads as well. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 4:46pm

Sounds absolutely thrilling. Can’t wait.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 4:58pm

They did a drive-thru immersive experience here in LA.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 5:01pm

RippedMan said: "They did a drive-thru immersive experience here in LA."

It’s open in Brooklyn now!

[Nolan LuPone]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 6:00pm

*sigh

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 6:11pm

They probably should have done this earlier since they're headed into their last season. An immersive experience will be really popular in my opinion. 

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 6:12pm

Answering the age old question of "what should I take a straight man to see?"

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 6:43pm

Obviously hesitant, but I do think there are some rich stories to tell in this universe. After seeing “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” in London, I’m more open to these types of stories on stage. I think this has the ability to be stunning 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/6/22 at 10:57pm

It really saddens me that every successful property has to be run into the ground now. Nothing is sacred or special. It’s all about the almighty dollar. How many spin offs and unnecessary plastic objects can we get people to buy. Producers aren’t happy until they worn all the nubs off and no one is the least bit interested. 
 

I love Stranger Things but enough already. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/28/23 at 1:14pm

An announcement of some sort is coming tomorrow.

Broadway? West End? An out-of-town production?

https://twitter.com/STOnStage

[Mark_E]

Posted: 2/28/23 at 1:17pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "An announcement of some sort is coming tomorrow.

Broadway? West End? An out-of-town production?

https://twitter.com/STOnStage"

West End

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/28/23 at 1:26pm

The GMT indicates that it's not in the U.S.

[Mark_E]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 6:20am

https://uk.strangerthingsonstage.com/

"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.

Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end."

London, late 2023 (expected to be at the Phoenix theatre).

Updated On: 3/1/23 at 06:20 AM

[JanMaxwellsBag]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 6:25am

Deadline confirms it will be the Phoenix. The play is titled Stranger Things: The First Shadow. 

Honestly I’m not super into stranger things, but I’m always down for a horror play!

Updated On: 3/1/23 at 06:25 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 8:13am

“2:22”, “Grey House” and this - exciting that horror is finally being given a real chance to come back to the stage. 

[JoeW4]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 8:58am

Wow, I was really excited by this until I read Jack Thorne’s name.

I’m not surprised - this sort of project is precisely his niche in the industry. It’s just a shame that he’s bad at his niche.