Previews began November 17 for the world premiere Stranger Things stage play, a prequel to the hit Netflix series. Get a first look at the new show above. Penned by Kate Trefry and co-directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, the show is playing the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End. Opening night is December 14.

The play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow will be exploring when Henry Creel first moves into Hawkings, Indiana in 1959. It follows how Henry became the eventual ruler of the Upside Down. It also features high school versions of Stranger Things' characters, Jim Hopper, Bob Newby, and Joyce Maldonado. The production team has released the title of the first act: "Chapter One: The Girl From Nowhere." Let the fan theories commence!

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Go Inside the Rehearsal Room for the West End's Stranger Things: The First Shadow

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Broadway vets Patrick Vaill (Oklahoma!) and Lauren Ward (Matilda The Musical) star as Dr. Brenner and Virginia Creel, respectively, alongside Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby, Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, Oscar Lloyd as James Hopper, Jr., Isabella Pappas as Joyce Maldonado, Christopher Buckley as Bob Newby, Michael Jibson as Victor Creel, Shane Attwooll as Chief Hopper, Kemi Awoderu as Sue Anderson, Chase Brown as Lonnie Byers, Ammar Duffus as Charles Sinclair, GillesGeary as Ted Wheeler, Florence Guy as Karen Childress, Max Harwood as Allen Munson, Matthew Pidgeon as Father Newby, Calum Ross as Walter Henderson, and MaisieNorma Seaton as Claudia Henderson.

Rounding out the company are Tricia Adele-Turner, Lauren Arney, Reya-Nyomi Brown, Patricia Castro, Lydia Fraser, Isaac Gryn, Mark Hammersley, Tom Peters, Kingdom Sibanda, TianaSimone, Danny Sykes, and Meesha Turner.

The production features set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Paul Arditti, illusion design by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher, video design and visual effects by 59 Productions, original music and arrangements by D.J. Walde, choreography by Coral Messam, movement direction by Lynne Page, wigs, hair, and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, and technical direction by Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates. Casting is by Jessica Ronane Casting with additional casting by Charlotte Sutton and international casting consultancy by Jim Carnahan.

Netflix is co-producing with Sonia Friedman Productions (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), with the Duffer Brothers serving as creative producers. 21 Laps is associate producer.

Visit StrangerThingsOnStage.com.