STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

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Dave Golder

▸ BOOKING UNTIL 25 AUGUST ▸ Venue Phoenix Theatre, London ▸ Directors Stephen Daldry, Justin Martin STAGE PLAY That star rating assumes you’ve seen most of the TV series. Because if you haven’t, The First Shadow will be an utterly baffling, frustrating, experience. But even if you are a Stranger Things virgin pressganged into accompanying a partner, there are some stunning visuals to enjoy. This is pure blockbuster theatre. With musical numbers. The First Shadow takes us back to Hawkins in the ’50s, before the town went upside down. By the end, though, it’s certainly beginning to flip. It’s the origin story of season four’s big bad, Vecna, chronicling how the disturbed young Henry Creel began his transformation into the nightmare creature. We also meet younger versions of Hopper, Joyce and…

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