Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions have announced the full company joining the Olivier Award-winning world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The new cast will take to the stage at the Phoenix Theatre from 12 November 2025, marking the show’s second anniversary in the West End and coinciding with the release of the highly anticipated fifth and final season of the global Netflix phenomenon.

Current cast members Ammar Duffus (Charles Sinclair), Jack Gardner (Walter Henderson), Andy Langtree (Victor Creel), Lauren O’Neil (Virginia Creel) and Rufus Wright (Principal Newby) continue alongside the previously announced Jack Christou (Henry Creel), Stewart Clarke (Dr Brenner), Avril Maponga (Patty Newby), Max Potter (Bob Newby), Adam Wadsworth (James Hopper Jr.) and Edie Wright (Joyce Maldonado).

They will be joined by a brand-new company including Maximillian Graham (Alan Munson), Anastasia Koloko (Sue Anderson), Joshua McElroy (Lonnie Byers), Grace Alice Murray (Claudia Yount), Tom O’Brien (Ted Wheeler), Freya Taylor-Lester (Karen Childress) and Andrew Whipp (Chief Hopper). To alternate the role of Alice Creel, current cast members Maya Guinoubi and Tabitha Morley will be joined by Phoenix Hamer and Emilia Rose. Completing the ensemble are Lola Adaja, Bronte Alice-Tadman, Aoife Browne, Kaylah Copeland, Alex Dargie, Adéoré Edwards, Vanessa Fisher, Kieran Garland, Ross Green, Brandon Kimrayo, Ben Skym, Leah St Luce, Stanley Treshansky and Selena Thompson.

Following its ground-breaking world premiere in London, Stranger Things: The First Shadow is now running simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. The production has garnered major awards, including Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Set Design, Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Set Design and Most Promising Newcomer, and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play. On Broadway, the show became the most nominated production of the 2025 season, winning four Tony Awards including a special Tony for Illusions and Technical Effects. The Broadway run is currently booking through March 2026 at the Marquis Theatre.

Earlier this year, Netflix also released the official documentary Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow, offering audiences a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of this acclaimed play. The documentary is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Tickets are available at www.strangerthingsonstage.com.