Take a behind the scenes look at the 'Stranger Things' stage show, debuting in London this month

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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.

00:22 ♪♪

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 ♪♪

01:43 you

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