John Buchan & Alfred Hitchcock’s
The 39 Steps
Newcastle People’s Theatre
Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 May 2018
Adapted by Patrick Barlow from an original concept
by Simon Corble & Nobby Dimon
Place your tongue firmly in your cheek for The 39 Steps, a hilarious spoof of classic British spunk and derring-do.
Photo: Paula Smart |
Tweed-clad action hero and all-round spiffing chap Richard Hannay (Jake
Wilson Craw, pictured above) gets caught up in a conspiracy of international
espionage. But foreign spies and a beautiful, mysterious blonde are no match
for our unflappable adventurer.
Fun, fast-moving and ludicrously comic, Hannay’s epic journey across
Britain - involving steam trains, the Forth Bridge, car chases and dodging
spotter planes whilst fleeing across a Highland glen – are created using not
much more than a trunkful of props and costumes.
Both Buchan’s 1915 novel and Hitchcock’s legendary movie of 1935 are hilariously
parodied in this Olivier award-winning stage adaptation by Patrick Barlow that took
the West End and Broadway by storm.
And they’re adding a twist of their own, performing the whole thing like
a classic black and white film with a monochrome set, costumes and props and
even a pianist on stage to provide live musical accompaniment!
Director Tony Childs comments “Once we decided to go for this idea, we
realised how well it would work with the play, which is wonderfully funny. Our
audiences are going to love this.”
Tickets: £14 (Concessions £11.50) from the box office: 0191 265 5020 or
online at www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
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