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“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” – First Image Brings the Iconic Demogorgon to the London Stage
Netflix expands upon the “Stranger Things Universe” with the brand new “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” a live stage play that’s headed to London for the holidays.
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is said to be a “new story live on stage,” and it’s set in Hawkins, 1959. “The First Shadow” takes place “before the world turned upside down.”
The World Premiere takes the stage December 14 at the Phoenix Theatre on London’s West End, with previews beginning November 17. Check out your first look above!
Netflix has also revealed the first act title of the play: “Chapter One: The Girl From Nowhere.”
The cast includes Louis McCartney (Silent Roar, Hope Street, Game of Thrones) as Henry Creel, Ella Karuna Williams (The Equalizer) as Patty Newby and Patrick Vaill (Oklahoma!, Macbeth, Dash & Lily) as Dr. Brenner.
Oscar Lloyd (The 47th, Hotel Portofino, 4 O’Clock Club) takes on the role as Jim Hopper, Jr., Isabella Pappas (Finding Alice, The Villains of Valley View, The Nether) is Joyce Maldonado (Joyce Byers’ maiden name) and Christopher Buckley (David Copperfield, Orphans, Stig of the Dump) plays Bob Newby.
Then there’s Michael Jibson (Bodies, The Essex Serpent, Hamilton) as Victor Creel and Lauren Ward (Dear Evan Hansen, Matilda the Musical, Caroline, or Change) as Virginia Creel, Shane Attwooll (Wonder Woman 1984, Legend, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot) as Chief Hopper, Kemi Awoderu as Sue Anderson (Sue Sinclair’s maiden name), and Chase Brown as Lonnie Byers. Ammar Duffus plays Charles Sinclair, while Gilles Geary is Ted Wheeler and Florence Guy is Karen Childress (Karen Wheeler’s maiden name). Max Harwood plays Allen Munson, Matthew Pidgeon is Father Newby, Calum Ross is Walter Henderson, and Maisie Norma Seaton takes on the role of Claudia Henderson.
Tricia Adele-Turner, Lauren Arney, Reya-Nyomi Brown, Patricia Castro, Lydia Fraser, Isaac Gryn, Mark Hammersley, Tom Peters, Kingdom Sibanda, Tiana Simone, Danny Sykes and Meesha Turner are featured as well.
Featuring an original story from “Stranger Things” creators The Duffer Brothers, alongside Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” will be directed by Stephen Daldry, and the live stage show is headed to the Phoenix Theatre in London.
Here’s the official plot synopsis…
“Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy… and the shadows of the past have a very long reach.
“Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end.”
Learn more on the upcoming stage play’s official website.
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New Pop Art Gallery Outpost 512 Brings Four Killer Horror Posters to Texas Frightmare Weekend
The Southwest’s premiere horror convention since 2006, Texas Frightmare Weekend is back from May 17-May 19 at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas, and Bloody Disgusting has learned that a brand new Texas-based pop art gallery named Outpost 512 will have a presence at the event with their first four licensed posters based on horror movie favorites.
The Outpost 512 team tells us, “We hire artists to create bespoke art for our favorite cult films. Our enthusiasm for films and art can be seen in every limited screen print we create. With over 10 years of working with the best artists and screen printers from all over the world, we take great care to ensure that the poster created stays true to the heart and soul of the film.”
“We bring high quality screen printed posters to our customers whether it is within the walls of our new brick and mortar location right outside of Austin, TX, meeting them where they are at various pop culture conventions across the country, or worldwide through our online store,” they continue. “Things that go bump in the night have always fascinated us.
“We’ve been loyal attendees for Texas Frightmare for the last few years and are ecstatic to announce that we will be attending this year not as patrons, but as vendors. To christen this momentous occasion we’ve spent the last few months working with artists from all over the world to bring you four new posters for titles that are near and dear to our hearts.”
The first four posters from Outpost 512 are based on Dario Argento classics Phenomena and Tenebrae, as well as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and WNUF Halloween Special.
Check them out below and if you’re attending Texas Frightmare Weekend next week, make sure to swing by booth 441 to pick up a copy of these for your own personal collection!
Phenomena by Matty Ryan Tobin
24″x36″ Screen Print, Edition of 200
Printed by Atelier Du Grand Chic
$75
Tenebrae by Bruno Vergauwen
24″x36″ Screen Print, Edition of 150
Printed by Lady Lazarus
Separated by Juan Saniose
$70
The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Frederick Cooper
24″x36″ Screen Print, Edition of 250
Printed by Lady Lazarus
Separated by Juan Saniose
$80
WNUF by Justin Osbourn
24″x36″ Screen Print, Edition of 100
Printed by Lady Lazarus
Separated by Juan Saniose
$70
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