Stranger Things: The First Shadow officially opened in London's West End on 14th December to rave reviews. The world premiere began previews on 17th November at the Phoenix Theatre.
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‘BREATHTAKING THEATRE’
The Guardian
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‘THE WEST END EVENT OF THE YEAR’
Daily Telegraph
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‘AS A PIECE OF TOTAL THEATRE, THIS IS STREETS AHEAD OF ANYTHING ELSE’
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‘THE FIRST SHADOW IS A SCINTILLATING EXPERIENCE’
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‘SINISTER AND THRILLING TRIP BALANCES HORROR AND HUMOUR TO GREAT EFFECT. THIS IS EXHILARATING LIVE THEATRE…’
Financial Times
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‘JAW-DROPPING FINALE TO THE YEAR’
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‘THIS ASTOUNDING SHOW DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE A NEW CHAPTER IN THEATRE. IT’S OUT OF THIS WORLD.’
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‘THE SPECTACLE IS AN EXCITING REMINDER OF WHAT THEATRE, AT ITS MOST MAGICAL, CAN DO.’
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‘A GREAT NIGHT OUT FILLED WITH THRILLS, GASPS AND LAUGHS.’
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‘GORGEOUS, SHOCKING THRILLFEST’
‘ONE OF THE MOST MESMERIC STAGINGS EVER IN LONDON.’
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‘THE FIRST SHADOW IS SO MESMERISING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE STUNNED’
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‘VISUALLY STUNNING RETRO-HORROR ROMP IS AUDACIOUS, EXHILARATING AND RELENTLESSLY INVENTIVE’
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‘INTENSELY CINEMATIC AND TECHNICALLY STUNNING SHOW’
‘A MAJOR HIT’
Variety