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'Exactly the thing the West End has been waiting for'
The Observer
'Clever, very funny, imaginative and brilliantly acted'
The Guardian
'A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic' ****
Sunday Times
John Buchan's THE 39 STEPS - memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 - is thrillingly adapted for the stage.
This hilarious and spectacular new version of John Buchan’s gripping novel is based on the 1935 Hitchcock film. It features 4 actors, more than 139 parts and scenes including a chase on the Flying Scotsman, an escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and a death-defying finale!.
With four actors playing a minimum of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE ROLES, THE 39 STEPS proves to be the most astonishing THEATRICAL TOUR DE FORCE of this, or any other, decade.
NO 1 CRITICS' CHOICE
Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Independent on Sunday, Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times, Time Out
Dates
Opened : 20 September 2006
Creators
Adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow
Director Maria Aitken
Designer Peter McKintosh
Lighting Designer Ian Scott
Sound Designer Mic Pool
Movement Director Toby Sedgwick
Casting Director Simone Reynolds
From an original concept by Simon Corble & Nobby Dimon
Cast
Robert Portal Richard Hannay
Jimmy Chisholm Clown
Simon Gregor Clown
Rachel Pickup Annabella Schmidt / Pamela / Margaret
Charlotte Allam Understudy Annabella Schmidt / Pamela / Margaret
Dan Mersh Understudy Hannay
James Topping Understudy Clown
Audience: Recommended age for children is 8 years and up. Everyone is required to have a ticket. Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the Criterion Theatre.
Run time: 2 hrs 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission
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8 pm |
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8 pm |
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8 pm |
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