More details about the upcoming West End prequel to "Stranger Things" have emerged with the release of a behind the scenes featurette about the stage production starting in London on 17 Nov.
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00:00 "Stranger Things, The First Shadow" is a prequel,
00:03 and it's opening in London.
00:05 It really is a story exploring when Henry Creel
00:09 first moved into Hawkins.
00:11 In, like, every "Stranger Things" story,
00:13 there's a new, really important character,
00:14 which in this case is Patty Newby.
00:16 We are in Hawkins in 1959
00:19 with young Joyce, young Hopper, and young Bob.
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00:24 We have Henry, and everyone's trying to figure out
00:26 their lives in high school.
00:28 Main thrust of the story is Patty
00:31 and her little budding romance with Henry.
00:34 It's also the origin story
00:36 of how Henry Creel became number one.
00:41 It's the origin of "Stranger Things."
00:43 It's the origin of the Upside Down.
00:45 Stand by for inbox.
00:48 I've loved "Stranger Things."
00:51 The series has been a worldwide success,
00:55 and it's really been a passion project for me for years.
00:58 Steve and I have worked together for, what is it, 17 years now.
01:01 We've always gone, "How can we push the barriers of this
01:03 and not see a moment as a challenge?"
01:05 The team behind "Foreshadow,"
01:07 it's the ultimates, the dream team.
01:10 We had a workshop day that, like, half of our team was gone
01:13 because they all won Tonys.
01:16 It's exciting. It's exciting to explore "Stranger Things"
01:19 in this new medium.
01:21 There are a lot of monsters.
01:22 There are a lot of blood and gut effects.
01:24 There are a lot of vanishes and appearances
01:26 and lots of other things that I'm not gonna tell you about now
01:29 because you don't want to spoil the surprise for the audience.
01:32 You just come along and see it, man, 'cause it is...
01:35 Whoo!
01:36 ♪♪
01:42 ♪♪
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