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David Benedict “We need something a little theatrical.” Boy, does excited Bob Newby (Christopher Buckley) get his wish. He’s trying to solve a staging problem in “The Dark of the Moon,” the school play he and the other kids are secretly putting on in Hawkins, Ind., in 1959. But audiences watching “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” will likely greet the line with a wry smile because immense, intense theatricality is there for all to see.

the streamer’s freshman attempt at a stage play is a huge, insufferable embarrassment.Mega-fans of the TV series, like me, will be extremely disappointed by how the live show, which opened Thursday night at the Phoenix Theatre in London, epically fails to conjure the magic and small-town charm of the Duffer brothers’ popular creation. Three hours, plus an intermission.

EXCLUSIVE: The Stranger Things stage show, an unbelievably brilliant new blueprint for theatricality that premieres in London’s West End tonight, will be the first instalment in a trilogy exploring the dark underbelly of Hawkins, Indiana.

Queens of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has reflected on the tribute show held for Taylor Hawkins in 2022 and his friendship with Dave Grohl.In a new interview with NME, Homme spoke about performing David Bowie‘s ‘Let’s Dance’ with Nile Rodgers in honour of Hawkins, who away passed in March last year, at Wembley Stadium last September.“That felt really good, because I’ve always placed a really high value on escapism as a really top commodity,” he said.“Being able to sing ‘Let’s Dance’ with Nile Rodgers at Wembley for my friend… Taylor would have loved that gig so much. It’s such a wonderful thing that perhaps only Dave [Grohl] could do as a send-off like that.

Netflix’s Stranger Things debuted in London’s West End this year – check out below for information on how to get tickets.Previews for Stranger Things: The First Shadow began in November at London’s Phoenix Theatre, with the show set to run officially from December until August 25, 2024.Set in Hawkins in 1959, the show serves as a prequel to the Netflix series and follows young versions of Jim Hopper, Bob Newby, Joyce Maldonado and Henry Creel, who later becomes Vecna.The play is directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader), from an original story by Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry.Tickets for all shows at the Phoenix Theatre until August 25, 2024 are available to be purchased here. Prices range from £20-£225 depending on your seat.Alternatively, there’s a lottery each week via app TodayTix where you can win up to two tickets, which could be placed on the front row, priced at £19.59.

As Christmas fast approaches, Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins is keen to keep her late dad's Christmas lessons alive. Vicar Frank died in 2015 after enduring a three-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease, and Charlotte, 48, says it's important to her that she passes on his teachings to her own daughter Ella-Rose, eight.

Foo Fighters have finally performed their 2007 track ‘Statues’ live for the first time ever – watch the performance below.While performing in Perth, Australia yesterday (November 29), Dave Grohl and co. played a pair of rarities from their 2007 studio effort ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’: ‘Statues’ and ‘Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners’.The band kicked off the pair of ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’ tunes by debuting ‘Statues’ for the first time ever.

Real Estate have shared their latest single ‘Water Underground’ and have also announced their new LP ‘Daniel’.Directed by Edmond Hawkins, the music video for ‘Water Underground’ pays tribute to the 1990s Nickelodeon sitcom The Adventures of Pete & Pete. The video stars the New Jersey-native band – comprised of Martin Courtney, Alex Bleeker, Matt Kallman, Julian Lynch and Sammi Niss – as well as Petes themselves, Danny Tamberelli and Michael Maronna. The video was conceptualized and produced by Tamberelli and Maronna, with Pete & Pete creators Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb.Speaking about the track in a press release, Courtney said: “This song is about writing songs.

As a vicar’s daughter, Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins knows a thing or two about the true meaning of Christmas. And as the 48-year-old journalist and presenter prepares to officially kick-off her festive season, she tell us she is determined to pass on her dad Frank’s teachings to her own daughter, Ella Rose - and us! “For my dad it was all about making sure that people in the community were okay” she says, “it was about looking out for each other, pulling together when times were tough, and making sure that no one was left out and no-one went without.

The Hawkins, Indiana stage show just got a little creepier and a little nearer to launch.

Gogglebox stars Marcus Luther and Mica Venna battled it out over household chores on Friday's Good Morning Britain as they debated a new app, but viewers were split over the issue too. Starling bank has launched a household chores app that allows users to assign jobs around the home and keep track of who has been pulling their weight, which Mica thought was a great idea - but husband Marcus didn't agree.

Travis Barker has shared his memories of Taylor Hawkins, the late drummer for the Foo Fighters.Barker, the drummer for Blink-182, said to The LA Times that he had spoken to Hawkins shortly before his death. Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room aged 50 in March 2022, hours before Foo Fighters were set to headline a festival in the city as part of a South American tour. No cause of death was given.According to Barker, he and Hawkins both lived in the San Fernando Valley, where Hawkins suggested they ride mountain bikes together.

Caroline Brew editor “Willy Wonka, Wonka,” Timothée Chalamet blurts out, interrupting Bowen Yang in a promo for the “Saturday Night Live” show he is hosting this week. The reason why? “Sorry, the actors strike just ended, I can finally promote my movie,” he explains. The historic 118-day strike ended at 12:01 a.m.

Netflix has dropped a video preview of the upcoming stage play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” which begins performances this month in London.“We were in the middle of breaking Season 4 with our writers, and we started going, ‘OK, well, there’s definitely more story to tell here,’” says Ross Duffer, who co-created the sci-fi series with his brother, Matt, in the featurette. “We wanted to tell an original story set in the ‘Stranger Things’ universe.”The all-new tale, written by series writer Kate Trefry, will be a prequel — so don’t come looking for Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas or Eleven — partly about young Hopper and Joyce, played on the streaming show by David Harbour and Winona Ryder, respectively.Those roles will be taken on at the Phoenix Theatre by Oscar Lloyd and Isabella Pappas.

Strictly Come Dancing star Annabel Croft has said she'd be 'sobbing at home' if it wasn't for the show and her dance partner Johannes Radebe. That's because away from the glitz of the BBC One contest and performing in the ballroom every Saturday night, the 57-year-old sports star has been grieving a huge loss.

Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard has said goodbye to a long-standing co-star who has served 24 years with ITV's morning news.The breakfast news host and his co-stars Charlotte Hawkins and Laura Tobin bid farewell to cameraman Geoff Ledger in Friday morning's episode where they gave him a leaving present and told him they would miss him. Geoff was on the other side of the camera from his usual role as the team said a fond goodbye to him and joked that they were sorry he had spent so much time working with weather forecaster Laura.

Emily in Paris co-stars Ashley Park and Paul Forman attend The Hollywood Reporter Beauty Dinner together held at Holloway House on Wednesday evening (October 25) in West Hollywood, Calif.

It appears that a former Love Island star has decided to call it quits on his relationship - just weeks before his girlfriend is set to welcome their first child. Biggs Chris, who appeared on season six of the hit ITV dating show in 2020, started dating Summer Hawkins in 2021 and announced they were having a baby in June of this year. However, they've reportedly split after a string of rows and have decided, weeks before the birth, to part ways.

Selome Hailu “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is shaping up to replicate the high stakes of the Netflix drama, as demonstrated by photos released from rehearsals of the West End stage play. Among the first looks are images of Henry Creel and Dr. Brenner (played by Louis McCartney and Patrick Vaill) in an intense face-to-face standoff and Lonnie Byers sitting with and holding Joyce Maldonado (played by Chase Brown and Isabella Pappas), as well as of the larger company and “Stranger Things” creators Ross and Matt Duffer.

Charlotte Hawkins wowed viewers on Good Morning Britain on Friday as she showed off her new hair transformation on the ITV show.The TV presenter, 48, appeared on the morning show alongside Kate Garraway and Ben Shepherd on 20 October, and Kate, 56, was quick to point out Charlotte's new look. Kate told her co-host that compliments about her new hair had been flooding in from TV viewers, prompting Charlotte to say she'd gone for "something different" for Friday's show. "And you're getting lots of compliments on the new barnet.

Foo Fighters have been confirmed to perform for Saturday Night Live later this month.Last night (October 17), Saturday Night Live took to social media to confirm its guest host and musical guests for the October 28 episode, marking the Foo Fighters’ first performance on the show since November 2020.The October 28 episode will be hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze.October 28! Nate Bargatze hosts with musical guest Foo Fighters! pic.twitter.com/c9snDzWodj— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 17, 2023Foo Fighters’ October 28 performance on Saturday Night Live will mark their first time on the show since November 2020. The band were slated to perform in May, but had their episode cut due to the since-ended WGA Hollywood writers’ strike.Foo Fighters will be the third musical guest to perform on the show since its return post-strike last week.

Facebook Monday.She died just one week before her 85th birthday.“For more than 50 years, our lives were intertwined through our mutual love of literature, writing, and acting,” Scott wrote of her late “Dark Shadows” co-star.“We could not have been more unalike, and therein lay the magic of our enduring friendship. My thoughts are with her family in this sad time of grief and remembrance.”Parker’s daughter, Caitlin Hawkins, confirmed her mother’s death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.Before kickstarting her career in entertainment, Parker enrolled in Vassar College in New York, where she roomed with none other than Jane Fonda.She later completed her undergraduate degree at Southwestern at Memphis, which is now Rhodes College, before graduating from the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in drama.She went on to marry her first husband, Tom Parker, and the pair welcomed two sons, Rick and Andy during their time living in Wisconsin.Lara then decided to kickstart her acting career, and traveled to NYC where she landed a role in Dan Curtis’ series, “Dark Shadows.”During her stint on the six-season-strong show, the actress starred in a film based on the series, “Night of Dark Shadows,” in 1971.A year prior, she starred alongside Robert De Niro in Brian De Palma’s “Hi, Mom!”After wrapping “Dark Shadows,” Lara relocated to LA to continue expanding her onscreen portfolio, including a role in the 1973 drama “Save The Tiger,” which earned Jack Lemmon a Best Actor Oscar.

Good Morning Britain star Charlotte Hawkins has shared a rare snap of her cosying up to her husband.The TV host married her husband, Mark Herbert, in 2008, but doesn't often share pictures of him. Charlotte revealed they have been spending quality time together to celebrate Mark's milestone 50th birthday. The pair looked loved-up, enjoying a cheers with some wine in the black and white photo, as they both smiled for the camera.

Good Morning Britain star Susanna Reid was compared to Victoria Beckham as she continued to rock her new hairstyle on the show. The brunette host recently unveiled her sleek bob, a style also favoured by Posh Spice over the years. While discussing David and Victoria's new Netflix docu-series on Wednesday morning, (October 4) entertainment editor Richard Arnold couldn't help but point out Susanna's resemblance to the Spice Girls star.

Foo Fighters have performed a short, impromptu cover of Led Zeppelin‘s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ at Ohana Music Festival – watch fan-shot footage of the cover below.While performing at the Ohana Music Festival on October 1, Dave Grohl and co. whipped out a short cover of the Led Zeppelin classic during a break in the set as a member of the audience was receiving medical attention in the pit.Grohl said to the medical staff attending to the audience member as he played the song’s opening riff: “Did you figure that shit out, or do I have to play ‘Stairway To Heaven’? ‘Cause I’ll fucking play this motherfucker, you know that right?”The band went on to play the song’s first verse, before they were notified that the audience member was cleared and that they could get back to their set.

Kate Garraway is leaning on her TV pals while she deals with looking after her husband Derek Draper, as stars such as Charlotte Hawkins, Ranvir Singh and Susanna Reid hope to give her a distraction. While the Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, has been enjoying some time out with the girls, sources tell OK! that it's still tough for her as Derek is 'never off of her mind'. “Kate’s girly nights out definitely help her in some ways because they’re a distraction.

Foo Fighters are teasing something for 2024, sharing a cryptic message and clip to their social media channels earlier today (September 29).The band made their return with their 11th studio album ‘But Here We Are’ in June, marking their first record since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.They also returned to the road for an extensive run of shows and festival headline sets, as well as an emotional secret performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.Now, Foo Fighters are teasing some activity for next year. “2024: Everything Or Nothing At All,” they captioned a short visualiser on their social media accounts.

Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway has cheekily called out Ben Shephard after gushing over a 'rival' ITV star. The pair were back fronting the ITV news programme on Friday (September 29) after Ben originally returned to the helm on Thursday (September 28) after spending the first half of his week on This Morning.

Susanna Reid was left having to apologise as she was caught out during the latest episode of Good Morning Britain. The broadcaster was back fronting the ITV new programme on Wednesday (September 27) alongside Richard Madeley.

Sophia Scorziello editor Preview London’s upcoming stage production of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” has announced its full cast, including who will play young Hopper, Joyce, Dr. Brenner and Henry Creel (who will later turn into Vecna) — characters from the show played by David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Matthew Modine and Jamie Campbell Bower, respectively.

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has returned to work following her absence over the past week.

Susanna Reid has finally returned to Good Morning Britain almost a week after her sudden exit. The presenter appeared back alongside her co-host Ed Balls on the ITV news programme on Tuesday (Sept 12) after being forced to take a few days off from her role.

Sussana Reid has shared a health update with fans after not being seen on Good Morning Britain for nearly a week. The presenter was replaced at the eleventh hour last week. Despite heading into work at the London-based studio the morning after the National Television Awards, Susanna was nowhere to be seen.

Susanna Reid has issued an update on her health to fans and revealed that she's still battling a vocal cord infection. However, this also means that the Good Morning Britain presenter won't be appearing on Monday's episode of the show and a replacement will likely need to step in. In an Instagram post, the 52-year-old told her followers: "Quick update on my voice which as you can hear is not one hundred per cent.

Prince Harry has has arrived in the UK and has 'less than 48 hours' here before heading to Germany. Prince Harry has returned to attend the WellChild Awards, without his wife Meghan Markle, which are taking place on the first anniversary of the Queen's death.The Duke of Sussex smiled and posed for photos as he arrived at the awards.