Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Announces West End and Broadway Closing Dates - Variety

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“ Stranger Things: The First Shadow ” will complete its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End on December 27, 2026, and at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway on January 3, 2027, the show’s producers announced on Tuesday.

By the time it closes, the production will have run for over three years in London and for a little more than a year and a half on Broadway. Critics were mixed on the show though its special effects were widely praised. It went on to win four Tony Awards, including for its scenic, sound and lighting design as well as a special honor for its illusions and technical effects. Stephen Daldry, an Oscar nominee and Tony winner, directed the production from a script by Kate Trefry.

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Netflix said that nearly 1.6 million tickets have been sold across the West End and Broadway, with over 1,500 total performances across both venues. The company did not reveal whether or not the production, which reportedly cost at least $1 million per week to run on Broadway, was a financial success. Last week, the show grossed $859,339 on Broadway and played to a house that was only at 74% of capacity.

"When the legendary Stephen Daldry first came to us with the idea of making a ‘Stranger Things’ play, we were stunned — both by the fact that Stephen wanted to do this, and that he believed it could work. And boy, did it work,” Matt and Ross Duffer, creative producers and creators of the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” said in a statement.

The show marked Netflix's first foray into theater, and was seen as an important test for how far the popularity of the series could extend into other mediums. “Stranger Things” wrapped up its run on Netflix last year.

Bela Bajaria, chief content officer at Netflix said the stage show “represents an unprecedented collaboration between television and theater,” while Sonia Friedman, a co-producer on the production, said the company “pushed the boundaries of live theatre to tell this story with heart, adventure and spectacle.”

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