According to Comicbook, the prequel play to the ongoing Netflix series Stranger Things  has recently revealed their cast. Stranger Things: First Shadows has revealed its cast and even shared actors who will be playing the young versions of known Stranger Things characters such as  Jim Hopper, Joyce Byers, Bob Newby, and Henry Creel. The play takes place in Hawkins, Indiana 1959. Kate Trefry (Drive) wrote the play, with Stephen Daldry (Unicorns) directing and Justin Martin (Together) co-directing. The play opens at the Phoenix Theater on December 14th.  

The cast for the play includes Oscar Lloyd (Doctor Who) as James Hopper, Jr., Isabella Pappas (Finding Alice) as Joyce Maldonado, Christopher Buckley (Thank You for Smoking) as Bob Newby, Michael Jibson (Quiz) as Victor Creel, Patrick Vaill (Dash & Lily) as Dr. Brenner, Shane Attwooll (Legend) as Chief Hopper, Kemi Awoderu (Medea) as Sue Anderson, Chase Brown (Urban Myths) as Lonnie Byers, Ammar Duffus (Doctors) as Charles Sinclair, Gilles Geary (Archive 81) as Ted Wheeler, Florence Guy (Tom Jones) as Karen Childress, Max Harwood as Allen Munson (Black Mirror), Louis McCartney (Game of Thrones) as Henry Creel, Matthew Pidgeon (this House) as Father Newby, Calum Ross (Wednesday) as Walter Henderson, Maisie Norma Seaton (Dance Nation) as Claudia Henderson, Lauren Ward (Torchwood) as Virginia Creel and Ella Karuna Williams (Ava) as Patty Newby. 

Additional cast members include Tricia Adele-Turner (Tulip Fever), Lauren Arney (Near Miss), Reya-Nyomi Brown (Tina The Musical), Patricia Castro (Kill Skill), Lydia Fraser (Mister Mayfair), Isaac Gryn (The Performance), Mark Hammersley (Warrior Kings), Tom Peters (Fisk), Kingdom Sibanda (Barbie), Danny Sykes (Bulletproof), Meesha Turner (The Young Professionals), and newcomer Tiana Simone. 

Below are photos of the cast posted by Stranger Things: First Shadows Twitter account.

Papa knows best. @patrick_vaill is Dr. Brenner #LouisMcCartney is Henry Creel #StrangerThingsOnStage #CastAnnouncement
📸: Charlie Gray pic.twitter.com/qLTmnsNPWa

— Stranger Things On Stage (@STOnStage) September 20, 2023

A Creel Family Photo. #LouisMcCartney is Henry Creel #MikeJibson is Victor Creel @lollychus is Virginia Creel #StrangerThingsOnStage #CastingAnnouncement
📸: Charlie Gray pic.twitter.com/ZpOicZeSpO

— Stranger Things On Stage (@STOnStage) September 20, 2023

According to Comicbook, in a press release, the Duffer Brothers said, “The cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow is nothing short of phenomenal. These actors brilliantly explore the early days of many fan favorites — including Hopper, Joyce, Bob, Henry, and Dr. Brenner — while also bringing new characters to vivid life. We couldn’t be more thrilled and can’t wait for you to meet them all live on stage. See you in London, nerds!”

Daldry and Martin in the press release also said, “With rehearsals now underway, it’s a joy to discover the world of Stranger Things: The First Shadow with our ferociously talented cast and watch the alchemy amongst our entire company grow as we together explore this new play. They’re an extraordinarily gifted group of actors, and we can’t wait to share this origin story with audiences.”