It has a pulsating synth soundtrack and brought Kate Bush an overdue No 1 so why not make Stranger Things a musical? With nosebleed high notes, a box of fright wigs and a dancing Demogorgon, this parody of the Netflix hit amiably retreads events mostly from the first series.
Despite the songs and in-jokes, the exuberant production rarely gives the source material an extra dimension. One exception is a delirious scene which imagines Winona Ryder breaking out of the character of Joyce Byers, joined by a chorus line from her 80s movies – including Edward Scissorhands and a mallet-wielding mean girl from Heathers – and spitting fury for not winning an Emmy.
