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A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1w, 1m, 2 any gender (adult)
Adapted by Patrick Barlow From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
New 60-minute adaptation! Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!
Image: 2008 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)
Winner! Two 2008 Tony Awards Winner! 2008 Drama Desk Award, Unique Theatrical Experience Winner! 2007 Laurence Olivier Award, Best New Comedy Nominee: Six 2008 Tony Awards, including Best Play
RICHARD HANNAY COMPERE MR MEMORY ANNABELLA SCHMIDT HEAVY 1 HEAVY 2 BUSINESS MAN 1 BUSINESS MAN 2 PAPERBOY PORTER POLICEMAN 1 POLICEMAN 2 VOICES PAMELA EDWARDS RADIO ANNOUNCER LOUISA JORDAN PROFESSOR JORDAN SHERIFF MR DUNWOODY MR MCQUARRIE MRS MCGARRIGLE MR MCGARRIGLE SUPERINTENDANT ALBRIGHT
Author's Note:
The 39 Steps, Abridged is the 60-minute (approx.) version of my play The 39 Steps. It is written for four actors. HANNAY is played by one man throughout. The woman plays ANNABELLA and PAMELA. The other two actors, the CLOWNS, play all the other parts. They can be two men, two women or a man and a woman.
NB It is possible (and I have seen it done) to cast the play with a company of at least 50. A bit more expensive but jolly good fun.
London, Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. 1935.
“Ingenious! A dizzy delight!” – Daily News
“Theatre at its finest... Absurdly enjoyable! This gleefully theatrical riff on Hitchcock's film is fast and frothy, performed by a cast of four that seems like a cast of thousands.” – The New York Times, Read More
“Ingenious! A dizzy delight!” – Daily News, Read More
“Riotous... marvelous!” – New York Post, Read More
“Rollicking Fun! Hugely Entertaining!” – Sunday Times
“A wonderful triumph of theatre!” – BBC Radio 4
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Besides his version of Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur, Patrick Barlow’s Olivier-nominated adaptation of A Christmas Carol has played off-Broadway and London’s West End while his 4-person adaptation of The 39 Steps has played in over forty countries worldwide, winning Olivier, Helpmann ...
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