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Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play

Radio Play, Drama  /  2w, 3m plus ensemble

Spies, murder, love and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense’s earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer’s ominous presence and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects.

Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play

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Summary

Spies, murder, love and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense’s earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer’s ominous presence and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects. This spooky, exciting piece is perfect for any space, large or small.  

A one-act version of this play, The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play, is also available.

History

Vintage Hitchcock: A Radio Play was originally produced by the Legacy Theatre in Tyrone, GA, on October 17, 2008.

ACTOR 1 – plays ANNOUNCER (General), CORONER, TICKET SELLER (The Lodger), VERLOC, PATRON 3 (Sabotage), MR. MEMORY, MAN 1 MUSIC HALL, TICKET MERCHANT, MAN 1 ABERDEEN EXPRESS, POLICE 2, DRIVER, BARTLETT, ALFRED (39 Steps)
ACTOR 2 – BUNTING, MR. CANNOT (The Lodger), TED SPENCER, MAN 1 AT POWER PLANT, MAN ON BUS, MAN IN CROWD, OFFICER (Sabotage), MANAGER, MAN 2 MUSIC HALL, CONDUCTOR, MAN 2 ABERDEEN EXPRESS, POLICE 1, GEORGE, JOE, DETECTIVE, DOCTOR (39 Steps)
ACTOR 3 – MR. SLEUTH (The Lodger), MAN 2 POWER PLANT, PATRON 2, VLADIMIR, PROFESSOR, SALESMAN, COLLECTOR, TED’S BOSS, TALBOT, WAITER, HOLLINGSHEAD (Sabotage), RICHARD HANNAY (39 Steps)
ACTOR 4 – NEWSBOY, ELLEN BUNTING (The Lodger), POWER PLANT PHONE OPERATOR 1, STEVIE, RENEE, PATRON 1, MRS. JONES, UNSATISFIED FEMALE CUSTOMER, NEWSBOY (Sabotage), WOMAN AT MUSIC HALL, PAMELA STEWART (39 Steps)
ACTOR 5 – WOMAN IN PROLOGUE, DAISY BUNTING (The Lodger), POWER PLANT PHONE OPERATOR 2, WINNIE VERLOC, WOMAN WITH PUPPY (Sabotage), ANNABELLA SMITH, CIGARETTE GIRL, NEWSBOY, INNKEEPER, WAITRESS, USHERETTE (39 Steps)

  • Time Period 1940s/WWII
  • Setting

    WBFR, a metropolitan radio station, 1946.

  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“A well-oiled machine of actors reaching for noise-making props while portraying a nerve-shattering array of characters in varying states of fear, anxiety, panic and murder.” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A well-oiled machine of actors reaching for noise-making props while portraying a nerve-shattering array of characters in varying states of fear, anxiety, panic and murder.” – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Joe Landry

Joe Landry's plays have been produced across the country and internationally and include It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (named one of the top-ten most produced plays by American Theatre Magazine). His other A Live Radio Play adaptations include Vintage Hitchcock, Me ...
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