July 20, 2018

John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock’s
mystery/thriller classic
adapted by Patrick Barlow
in this Olivier and Tony award-winning comedy
From an original concept by
Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
directed by Helen Thorpe
Performances:
Tuesday 26th February – Saturday 2nd March 2019 at 7.30pm
Matinees on Wednesday 27th February & Saturday 2nd March 2019 at 2:30pm
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a classic spy novel, add a dash of comedy and you get The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for 9 to 99 year olds!
This two-time Tony & Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs.
With over 140 characters (played by just a handful of ridiculously talented actors),
it boasts an onstage plane crash, rooftop train chase, stabbings, handcuffs, missing
fingers - and some good old-fashioned romance...
Richard Hannay, a man with a boring life, meets a woman with a thick foreign accent
who says she’s a spy. But he’s hardly got her home before she’s murdered. Soon, a
mysterious organisation called “The 39 Steps” is in hot pursuit in a nationwide manhunt
that climaxes in a death-defying finale!
With a riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps
amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure. Miss it at your peril!
Cast
Nick Wray             Hannay
Kate Marshall        Annabella/ Margaret/ Mrs Jordan
Nick Smith            Compere/ Crofter/Dunwoody
Larry Saunders      Mr Memory/ Chief Inspector
Louise Knapp         Radio Announcer/Pilot 1
Scott Willetts         Foley/Pilot 2/ Policeman 2/ McQuarrie
James Klech           Milkman/ Salesperson 1/ Heavy 1/ Professor
Darren Thomas      Salesperson 2/ Heavy 2/ Police
David Adams         Mrs Higgins/ Mr McGarrigle/ Sheriff/ Inspector Albright
Zac Nicholls           Paper boy/ Porter/ Policeman 1/ Mrs McGarrigle
Emmie Rhodes       Pamela