Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions have revealed first look images of the new company joining the Olivier Award-winning production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow at London’s Phoenix Theatre.
The critically acclaimed stage adaptation continues to captivate audiences, with the new cast beginning performances on 12 November 2025, ahead of the show’s second anniversary and the release of the final season of the hit Netflix series.
Returning cast members include Ammar Duffus (Charles Sinclair), Jack Gardner (Walter Henderson), Andy Langtree (Victor Creel), Lauren O’Neil (Virginia Creel), and Rufus Wright (Principal Newby), alongside 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 are joined by 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). Alternating the role of Alice Creel will be Maya Guinoubi, Tabitha Morley, Phoenix Hamer, and Emilia Rose.
Completing the company 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.
Directed by Stephen Daldry with co-direction by Justin Martin, the play features an original story by Kate Trefry, based on the Netflix series created by the Duffer Brothers.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
