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Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut
Keeping your balance on a revolving stage probably sounds easy when you compare it with battling demogorgons, but Gaten Matarazzo points out one big difference.
You don't get the luxury of "thirty takes" to get it right in front of a live audience.
The former Stranger Things star's currently playing Mark in a modern revival of rock musical Rent on London's West End.
He tells BBC Newsbeat that having a proper schedule and remembering to stay hydrated makes a "refreshing change" from filming the Netflix smash-hit that made him famous.
Matarazzo shot to fame in 2016 as endearing super-geek Dustin Henderson - a role he calls "the greatest honour of his life".
The saga finally concluded last December after five seasons, and there's been interest in what the show's cast will do next.
"It's something you do inevitably step away from," says Matarazzo
"We finished filming in 2024 - there's no more show to film."
"I still love what I do very much, I want to keep on doing it."
Casting big names from TV and film in theatre shows is a growing trend, and one that sometimes provokes accusations of cashing in.