Stranger Things: The First Shadow has revealed that performances will continue at London’s Phoenix Theatre until at least 15th December.
The production opened at the theatre on 14th December last year and has received five Olivier Award nominations, including Best Director and Best New Entertainment Play.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow was written by Kate Trefry and is performed with direction by Stephen Daldry and co-director Justin Martin. The production is set in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, 30 years before the hit Netflix TV series of the same name, and follows the origin story of Henry Creel, who subsequently becomes the monstrous Vecna. The show features plenty of familiar faces from the popular TV series, including Joyce Maldonado and a young Jim Hopper.
The cast features Shane Attwooll, Kemi Awoderu, Chase Brown, Christopher Buckley, Ammar Duffus, Gilles Geary, Florence Guy, Max Harwood, Michael Jibson, Oscar Lloyd, Louis McCartney, Isabella Pappas, Matthew Pidgeon, Calum Ross, Maisie Norma Seaton, Patrick Vaill, Alex Young, Ella Karuna Williams, and Anika Boyle, Lily Crawford, Faith Delaney, and Imogen Turner.
The talented creative team also features lighting design by Jon Clark, set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, original music composition, orchestration, sound design by Paul Arditti, arrangements and supervision by D.J. Walde, illusions design & visual effects by Jamie Harrison & Chris Fisher, choreography by Coral Messam, video design & visual effects by 59 Productions, fight direction by Kev McCurdy, movement direction by Lynne Page, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, technical direction by Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates, props supervision by Mary Halliday, and dialect by William Conacher.
Booking & Theatre Info For The Phoenix Theatre
The Phoenix Theatre is a medium size West End theatre with a capacity of 1028 seats. The venue benefits from a deep auditorium that has a tall and narrow feel to it but there are thankfully few obstructions to the view of the stage and due to the raking of the seating the stage can be seen clearly from most seats.
The best seats in the theatre are located in the mid-centre of the Stalls, most specifically in rows C-K which offer clear, unobstructed views of the whole stage and have good legroom. Seats in the front rows of the Dress Circle also offer excellent panoramic views of the stage for those who prefer to view the stage from an elevated position.
For those on a budget or looking for value and cheap tickets to Stranger Things: The First Shadow, sitting towards the end of rows offers excellent, and often discounted views of the stage and as there is only a very slight curve around the stage there is still a good view of the stage even from the very end of a row. The Grand Circle also offers good value for money with completely clear views of the stage for a very reasonable price.