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The 39 Steps
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Synopsis
John Buchan’s The 39 Steps – memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 – is thrillingly adapted for the stage at London’s Criterion Theatre.
The 39 Steps London is performed by four actors playing a minimum of 150 roles and contains every single legendary scene from the award-winning movie including the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and the sensational death-defying finale in the London Palladium, besides many other favourite cinematic moments, including the memorable and controversial stockings and suspenders scene!
The 39 Steps show opened at the Tricycle Theatre London, directed by Maria Aitken in August 2006. The production transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in September 2006 where it still runs. The play had its U.S. premiere at the Boston University Theatre in September 2007 and opened on Broadway in January 2008.
The 39 Steps London won the Olivier Award and our own Whatonstage.com Award for Best Comedy 2007 and the Broadway production won two Drama Desk Awards and two Tony awards.
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Please Note: seats with a face value of £25 in the rear stalls are classed as restricted view
Our Review:
7 August 2008
What ho old chap. The 39 Steps has been a jolly novel, a Hitchcock film and a staged spoof of, well itself really. Patrick Barlow’s adaptation opened at the Tricycle in August 2006, and transferred to the Criterion theatre in September of the same year, where it has been subtly winning awards (including a Laurence Olivier and a Whatsonstage.com Theatrgoers Choice Award) and attracting a steady crowd ever since with its rollicking mix of tongue in cheek humour and ingenious acting.
Part of the boast of this show is that four actors play a whopping 139 roles, and yes, lets face it, it is a gimmick, but a wonderfully loveable and enjoyable one that demands sensational acting abilities from its cast. Fortunate then that new cast members Nigel Betts and Alan Perrin are up to the challenge.
The formidable Jo Stone-Fewings doesn’t really pull his weight in the bargain, taking on just one role, that handsome old English chap turned hero Richard Hannay,...
Latest User Review
Steve - 14 September 2011:
When it came to camp knowing period comedy escapism, this production was the go-to show in London. But today, compared to "One Man, Two Guvnors," it really isn't anywhere near as funny, relying too much on arch campness and nostalgia, and too little on genuinely funny jokes and business. For me, the production came alive when Rufus Wright and Laura Rogers (both pitch perfect and completely charming) were handcuffed together and started their gender comedy sparring, but it all came a little too late in the day. Passable....
Cast
Paul Bigley (Man)
Andrew Alexander (Richard Hannay)
Catherine Bailey (Pamela/Annabelle/Margaret)
Stephen Critchlow (Man)
Creative
Patrick Barlow (from an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon) (Adaptation)
John Buchan (Book)
Edward Snape (for Fiery Angel Ltd and the Tricycle Theatre) (Producer)
Maria Aitken (Director)
Peter McKintosh (Design)
Ian Scott (Lighting)
Mic Pool (Sound)
Toby Sedgwick (movement) (Director)
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