The streaming company’s first live stage production is coming later this year, with a new storyline.The prequel,, will be set in Hawkins in 1959 and follows some familiar characters, including a young Jim Hopper. This will be the streaming giant’s first live stage production.
The show will run at London’s Phoenix Theatre in late 2023. It’ll be written by Kate Trefry, who also worked on the TV series. The story is by Trefry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The show is produced by theatre powerhouse Sonia Friedman Productions, with 21 Laps as associate producers, and will be directed by Stephen Daldry .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 a fresh start isn’t so easy ... and the shadows of the past have a long reach.
Casting for roles such as young Jim Hopper has not been announced and ticket information is yet to come.