The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps Adapted by Patrick Barlow From the novel by John Buchan From the Movie of Alfred Hitchcock Directed by Tom Massey Season: 14th May - 25th June 2011 Preview night 13th May Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm Sunday matinée at 4.30pm Alfred Hitchcock's film of John Buchan's classic adventure novel is brought to life on the Genesian stage in this hilarious spoof from Patrick Barlow. Bored colonial Richard Hannay is thrust into the thrilling world of international espionage when the beautiful Annabella dies in his arms, a knife in her back. Suspected of her murder he flees from the police to the Scottish moors on the track of a vicious gang of spies. The movie is a thriller, the play is a farce. At face perhaps an apparent contradiction, but of course there is always a very fine line between the two. Crank up the tension of a thriller a notch and it immediately becomes a comedy. That is largely what makes this play work - Hannay is a little bit more dashing, rugged and handsome, the women he meets are a little bit more beautiful and enticing, the villians even more evil and dastardly. Everything larger than life and theatrical, as after all befits a movie that is placed on stage. With a very talented cast of four presenting several hundred characters backed up by a highly experienced production team, this fast moving farce is sure to prove hugely entertaining! "A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic" - Sunday Times "Exactly the thing the West End has been waiting for" - The Observer "Impossible not to enjoy" - Metro Production: Director: Tom Massey Assistant Director: Nanette Frew Set Design: Tom Massey Costume Design: Susan Carveth & Nicola Griggs Lighting & Sound Design: Michael Schell Production Manager: Roger Gimblett Cast: Richard Hannay: Max Philipson Annabella / Pamela / Margaret: Lib Campbell Clown: Mark Langham Clown: Stephen Holland By special arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd