Strangerthingsonstage Reviews 

INCREDIBLE!

I was eagerly awaiting this moment, being a huge fan of the Stranger Things universe, but I didn't expect to be so blown away!

The staging, the acting, the costumes, and the special effects brilliantly bring this incredible story to life.

So much talent on stage, transporting you to another world for almost three hours. I was speechless for the rest of the evening.

My only regret is that the audience didn't rise to applaud this incredible work and properly congratulate these amazing artists. The thank yous were brief, and it frustrated me; I felt like I wasn't giving them back even a quarter of what they gave us. So thank you! Thank you to all these wonderful artists for giving us such exceptional moments. If I could, I would see the play again in a heartbeat.

Thank you again, and bravo a thousand times!

Mélanie Dartois (French fan)

The production is phenomenal and isn't the first time we've seen it. What is disappointing though is the amount of people using their phones during the performance. A gentleman next to me was constantly trying to take photos, the man next to him was just on his phone scrolling, two over from him, the guy was WATCHING THE FOOTBALL. Another woman in front, and one to the right of us were on their phone.
WHAT DO YOUR USHERS GET PAID TO DO?!
STOP PEOPLE USING THEIR PHONES, we paid A FORTUNE for our seats and our views were constantly disturbed by people ALL AROUND US on their phones.
It's so disappointing that you allow this to happen.

Brilliant show, superb acting, excellent plot and special effects. Highly recommend

We decided to go see Stranger Things in London as we are big fans of the Netflix show. We first went for our wedding anniversary. On the arrival to the show in the evening, with no prior notice we was turned away at the doors with no explanation to why the show had been cancelled. We was absolutely gutted. We’d spent so much money to get to London and stay over. It ruined our anniversary. We then decided to re book our tickets as we was told this hardly happened and the show would go ahead again. We then went for my birthday a few months later. We booked the day time show instead as we wasn’t staying over night due to costs. On the way to London we received a text to say the show was cancelled again and wasn’t going ahead with no explanation. Another trip gone to waste. Absolutely appalling. We won’t be booking for a third time and we have now asked for a full refund. Very disappointed ☹️

We travelled all the way from Manchester, paid for parking, tickets for the tube (none cheap, obvs), only to be sent a vague SMS saying the show "cannot go ahead as planned" which in plain English means cancelled. The email with more vague details came in 25 mins later. Imagine the dissapointment and the frustration, if only they told us only a few hours earlier or the evening before. Can I get all my money back? No, not really, only if you reschedule, refunds are a worse deal. What about apologising and at least trying to look like you care about your customers and not just their pockets? I've had cancellations before, but never this lack of respect.
And to add insult to injury, the morning after the nightmare, I get an email saying "hope you enjoyed the show, give us a review" - here's the review, hope you enjoyed it!

Absolutely incredible

The show was off the scale! Incredible. We were seated O13 14 sadly not great views when tall men in front but managed to get a booster seat for my 11 years old grandson. Just a couple things to mention, wish could get hot drinks from more than 1 bar and the binocular didnt work but they fetched us a pair. Overall wonderful experience and dealt eith issues immediately

Best night of my life!!! 10/10 no… 11/10😉 the show was amazing, the actors where incredible! Had a really nice time🖤❤️‍🔥

Amazing show. Only negative is that it gets quite in the theater in the summer. Opening scene was amazing.

The staging and effects are superb. The acting, story and dialogue is pretty basic though, no where near as good as the TV show. And my goodness do they drag it out, I really struggled to make it to the interval (90 mins). The second half is better and the guy that plays Henry is excellent. I went with too high expectations maybe, but I was bored for long periods. A word of warning, we splashed out on the highest priced seats. On Saturday these are £190 each. Centre of Row F. But Row F has no incline at all from Row E, so even a 6'3 guy like me had a very restricted view with big heads in front of me. My wife who is a lot smaller couldn't see much at all. I appreciate some of the older theatres have problems like this but don't waste your money on expensive seats, as you'll likely be disappointed. You also don't really need to be in the stalls for the immersion, given how small the theatre is. Overall for the £300 we spent for two, it was pretty disappointing, even with the fantastic staging.

A wonderful experience for true fans as it is full of nostalgia but also a great story line and experience for those who haven’t seen the TV Show.
Special effects were great. It was dark but full of comedy and fun. The right amount of scary and excitement.

WOW, what an amazing show. I took my 13 year old who loves the Netflix show and he was engrossed from the start to end. There was a slight delay in the show starting on time but the staff made sure everyone got to their seats to stop any further delays. We were row R in the stalls and there were a couple of parts we had to duck down to see but it didn’t hinder our experience. You need to have watch the tv series before seeing this to understand what is going on as reading some reviews people hadn’t. My son hasn’t stopped talking about the production since we got home. Absolutely amazing.

Firstly tickets were overpriced. Didn’t feel that the swearing and sexual references were necessary or suitable for children aged 12. The actors kept talking over each other/shouted. They spoke way too quickly through a lot of it. I couldn’t make head nor tail of what was going on. Too many actors on the stage at a time I didn’t know who to watch. My husband and children loved it but I couldn’t wait for it to end. On a positive note the actor who played the doctor was great. Could understand every word he said and spoke at a sensible speed. The special effects were impressive. You really need to have watched the TV show prior to seeing this (which I hadn’t done) otherwise you won’t understand what this is about. Really disappointing and an expensive day out.

Was ok. The first 10mins was exciting & immersive. Was pretty boring after that. Nothing like the show. The storyline of hopper & joyce as teenagers not very interesting. Not a fan of 50s Americans humour either.
I paid alot of money for a decent seat. Wasnt worth it.
Dont recommend if you are looking for the same thrill as the Netflix series.

Great show. Great visuals.

In generall I d say overall score 9.5/10

Actors 8.5/10
Directing 10/10
Visuals 10/10
Concept 10/10
Story 10/10

Worth to know a bit about stranger things series before going.

Take rows from 4th row at least and dont take 2 seat lines from sides as they dont see the whole scene. Sometimes needed.

I wouldnt take balcony seats as they seem much worse than middle

Watched the production Friday 08 August, was bought as a present by wife who had seen it before, and managed to get front row seats. However the height of the stage meant that some scenes were difficult to see fully, and there was a bit of neck stretching going on, was fine for my wife as she knew what was happening. My advice for a first timer is to look for row E or back. Saying that really enjoyed the show and highly recommend to anyone familiar with the series, though would suggest you re-watch season 4 before attending

I'm surprised that 80% liked the show, and regarding that, the theater was not suitable for this type of show, too many restrictions, and too many scenes where it was very easy to get lost in what was happening, including the fact that I've seen the entire series on TV. The effects were very good, but it's truly not yet ready for the theater. I won't repeat it, and I don't recommend it, too much money.

A coming-of-age romance tragedy. Absolutely captivating character acting, immersive production and vivid effects.

A must see.
(and see again)

Birthday present for my twelve year old daughter who had been waiting for this day for months, we planned a trip from Italy for this event. Arriving in front of the theater they tell us that the show is canceled! No communication to let us know, no explanation, no help to find a solution. The show is canceled! That's it! We asked if there was the next day so as to do everything possible to not waste a wasted trip but they were unable to give us any information. Unbelievable! Nothing like this has ever happened before! I have no words!

Boom this packs a punch audio and visual effects are like being hit with thunder. The story line was easy to follow if you are familiar with the series. The reason I knocked off a star was the American accents which at times made it difficult to understand the dialogue. Take a drink and some sweeties because it's a longer production.