Netflix Makes First Foray Into Theatre With Stranger Things Play
Written by: Katie Scott, business reporter Brainz Magazine
A stage adaptation of Netflix’s hugely successful series, Stranger Things, is to premiere in London’s West End later this year.
This is the streaming giant’s first foray into theatre and will be called Stranger Things: The First Shadow. CNBC revealed that it “...will take place more than two decades before the show’s first scene” and will include police chief Jim Hopper.
The play is based on a story by the writers (and directors) of the TV series, Matt and Ross Duffer; Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry. Trefry wrote the play, which will be directed by Tony and Academy Award winning director Stephen Daldry.
“Expanding our world beyond the TV series is a thrilling experience and collaborating with this incredible team, led by the inspiring Stephen Daldry, is a joyous process of discovery,” said Matt and Ross Duffer. “Bringing this new Stranger Things story to the stage, with live audiences, is a prospect that we find enormously exciting, and we are delighted that a city with such a rich theatre culture as London will receive the world premiere of our new story. We can’t wait to share it with you.”
