Linnea Berthelsen, best known for playing Kali Prasad/008 in the second and final season of Netflix’s smash hit “Stranger Things”, will make her UK stage debut in “Darkling” at London’s Bush Theatre.

The solo play is presented by Actors Touring Company and co-produced with Bush Theatre. Described as “an epic story of a life devastated by an ecological disaster,” it was written by Titas Halder and directed by Olivier Award-winning artistic director Matthew Xia of Actors Touring Company.

“Darkling” exposes the human impact of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster. The production weaves memories and traumas into a visceral narrative that is intended to serve as a powerful indictment of corporate negligence. According to the description, “This human story confronts the systemic impact of industrialization on the poorest nations, raising urgent questions about environmental exploitation and the fight for justice in the global South.”

“Matthew is someone I have admired and looked forward to collaborating with for many years,” Berthelsen said. “And after seeing and falling in love with Titas’ work on ‘Foal,’ I knew joining Darkling would be a special opportunity. Titas’ script is nuanced, human, and very alive. I’m thrilled to be working with this exceptional creative team.”

“Darkling” opens at the Bush Theater on September 5 before touring to Birmingham Rep, The North Wall Arts Center in Oxford and HOME, Manchester until November 14.

““It is a privilege to collaborate with Linnea, who will bring a magnetic intensity to the role,” said Xia, artistic director of Actors Touring Company. “Titas has written an extraordinarily beautiful and poetic text, and working with a performer of Linnea’s caliber gives us the opportunity to do something epic, intimate and unmistakably theatrical. “We are proud that ‘Darkling’ is at the heart of ATC’s mission: championing globally minded contemporary theater and bringing these vital narratives to audiences across the UK.”

Halder added: “I am delighted that Linnea will be starring in ‘Darkling’. When I wrote the piece – a human story about how an ecological disaster tears a family apart – I could never have imagined that we would one day make this play with such an extraordinary team, led by the brilliant Matthew Xia and anchored by a truly fascinating actor in Linnea. I know she will bring a special and profound emotional depth to this solo play, a portrait of a lifetime.”

“Darkling” is made possible with support from Arts Council England, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation and Wates Foundation. ATC is a national portfolio organization of Arts Council England.