Stranger Things: The First Shadow Announces Its Full Cast Ahead Of Its First Year Anniversary
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow celebrates its first anniversary with a new cast announcement. Currently running at the Phoenix Theatre, London.
With the production about to celebrate its first year in the West End, Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions today announce the full cast for the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, currently running at Phoenix Theatre.
THE CAST
Joining the previously announced Louis Healy (Henry Creel). Callum Maxwell (Bob Newby). Miranda Mufema (Patty Newby). Luke Mullins (Dr Brenner). Jessica Rhodes (Joyce Maldonado). And George Smale (James Hopper Jr) are Jack Crumlin (Lonnie Byers). Rhianna Dorris (Sue Anderson). Ammar Duffus (Charles Sinclair). Jack Gardner (Walter Henderson). Andy Langtree (Victor Creel). Betsy Mayle (Claudia Yount). Michael Murray (Alan Munson). Lauren O’Neil (Virginia Creel). Matthew Pidgeon (Principal Newby). Barney Wilkinson (Ted Wheeler). And Edie Wright (Karen Childress).
Alternating the role of Alice Creel are Scarlett Davies, Olivia Miller, India Moon and Pixie Robbins. They are joined by Chloe Akuma, Harry Ames, Sophie Atherton, Levi Bent, Mat Betteridge, Amara Campbell, Lois Churcher, Flora Dawson, Benjamin Lafayette, Jake Mavis, Karen Mavundukure, Chris Porter, Marianna Scott and Jonny Warr. Shane Attwooll, Scarlett Davies, Ammar Duffus, Benjamin Lafayette, Olivia Miller, and Matthew Pidgeon were part of the original company, and are all reprising their original roles.
THE NEW COMPANY
The new company will commence performances on 14 November, with a media night on 20 November. Those booking, who are not currently Netflix subscribers, will be gifted a 30-day Netflix subscription for ticket purchases up until 30 September 2024. The offer is valid for one 30-day subscription to Netflix’s Standard Plan per ticket order, purchased by Monday, 30 September 2024. This offer is only redeemable for new Netflix members in the UK and US. Redemption details to follow by email after purchase. Terms and conditions apply.
Written by Kate Trefry and with direction by Stephen Daldry and co-director Justin Martin, the production opened to rave reviews at the Phoenix Theatre on 14 December 2023. The show, currently breaking box office records at Phoenix Theatre where it is now booking until 6 April 2025, has won several awards including the Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Set Design. The Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Set Design and Most Promising Newcomer. And the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play.
ABOUT THE SHOW
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. Sensitivity: Internal Use 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.
KEY CREDITS
Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions present
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
By Kate Trefry
Original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne & Kate Trefry
Based on the Netflix Series, Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers
The Duffer Brothers act as creative producers, with 21 Laps Entertainment as associate producers.
Written by Kate Trefry,
Directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin,
Set design by Miriam Buether
Costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting design by Jon Clark
Sound design 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
wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates
technical director is Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates
Props supervision by Mary Halliday
Dialect by William Conacher
Casting by Jessica Ronane CDG
International casting consultancy by Jim Carnahan
CAST INFORMATION:
Shane Attwooll (Wonder Woman 1984; Legend; The Last Days of Judas Iscariot) plays Chief Hopper.
Jack Crumlin (To Kill a Mockingbird; Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet) plays Lonnie Byers.
Rhianna Dorris (Coram Boy; Antigone; The Kid Who Would be King) play Sue Anderson.
Ammar Duffus (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; A Monster Calls; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) plays Charles Sinclair.
Jack Gardner (The Baker’s Wife; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; One Punch) plays Walter Henderson.
Louis Healy (Emmerdale; The Pact; Hotel Portofino) plays Henry Creel.
Andy Langtree (A Christmas Carol, Troilus & Cressida; Emmerdale) plays Victor Creel.
Callum Maxwell (Peter Pan; The Joyce; Danti-Dan) plays Bob Newby.
Betsy Mayle (this marks her professional stage debut) plays Claudia Yount.
Miranda Mufema (Romeo and Juliet; Macbeth) plays Patty Newby.
Luke Mullins (Gold Diggers; The Spanish Princess; Darby and Joan) plays Dr Brenner.
Michael Murray (this marks his professional stage debut) plays Alan Munson.
Lauren O’Neil (The Twilight Zone; Richard III; King Lear) plays Virginia Creel.
Matthew Pidgeon (Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies; This House; Crime) plays Principal Newby.
George Smale (Slow Horses; Masters of the Air; Honest Poverty) plays James Hopper Jr.
Jessica Rhodes (Finders Keepers; The Tempest; The Sugar Syndrome) plays Joyce Maldonado.
Barney Wilkinson (Bonnie and Clyde; Father Brown; Granchester) plays Ted Wheeler.
Edie Wright (this marks her professional stage debut) plays Karen Childress.
Alternating the role of Alice Creel are Scarlett Davies, Olivia Miller, India Moon and Pixie Robbins.
They are joined by Chloe Akuma, Harry Ames, Sophie Atherton, Levi Bent, Mat Betteridge, Amara Campbell, Lois Churcher, Flora Dawson, Benjamin Lafayette, Jake Mavis, Karen Mavundukure, Chris Porter, Marianna Scott and Jonny Warr.
STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Listings
Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0JP
For further ticket information, performance schedule, full creative team and cast biographies, please visit strangerthingsonstage.com and the official social channels:
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