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THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (SOLD OUT)

 

An Amateur Production by Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French Inc. - A Concord Theatricals Company


THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow

From the novel by John Buchan

From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock


Directed by Mark Wickett


25 October to 3 November 2024
*** SOLD OUT ***

 

    “Although clearly dangerous, he is quite good-looking, actually.”
 

A whisky, two stubborn singletons bound by handcuffs, and a chase from London to the Scottish Highlands, The 39 Steps takes a Hitchcock masterpiece based on the ground-breaking spy novel by John Buchan and transforms it into a theatrical spectacle of comedy, action, romance, and fresh fish.
 

“On the surface, it’s a classic thriller set in the mid-1930s, when the world was again frightened of war – terrified of whatever The 39 Steps could be,” says director Mark Wickett, “yet when you look beneath that menace, the two main characters are just lonely individuals caught up in something much bigger than themselves, trying to deny their mutual attraction.”
 

Adapted by Patrick Barlow for the West End and Broadway, this Olivier and two-timeTony award winning play has dozens of characters – all played by a ridiculously talented cast of four – with sound effects created live by an on-stage Foley artist. The play is a pastiche of Hitchcock’s 1935 film (and his other works), creating laugh-out-loud comedy from witty dialogue – often unchanged from Hitchcock’s writers – and inventive stagecraft, on a stripped-back set in the intimate surroundings of Adelaide’s Little Theatre. You'll almost feel the rush of the Flying Scotsman as it hurtles over the Forth Bridge; brace yourselves for a plane you’re convinced will crash into the front row; and swear there’s more than four people on stage.
 

Wickett continues: “I want to make audiences laugh, yet preserve Hitchcock’s message that despite their unfortunate ordeals, love must prevail.”
 

CAST
Thomas Midena, Imogen Deller-Evans, Emily Branford, Maxwell Whigham and Angela Short.
 

CONTENT WARNING
Mild violence, sexual tension, political ideology.
The performance will also contain one scene with flashing lights. It may also contain simulations of gunshots, whisky drinking, and fish frying.

 

TICKETS
$25 Full Price
$20 Concession
School groups: $15 per student

Terms & Conditions
All government issued Concession cards accepted, including pensioners and students.
Companion Cards accepted - please email theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au to confirm.
Please make sure dates are correctly booked as there are no refunds or exchanges.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, unless sold out prior.
Schools/Teachers: please email theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au for invoicing.

 

 

Performance Dates
Friday 25 October at 7:30pm
Saturday 26 October at 7:30pm
Sunday 27 October at 4pm
Wednesday 30 October at 6:30pm - *with post-show Q&A*

Thursday 31 October at 7:30pm
Friday 1 November at 7:30pm

Saturday 2 November at 7:30pm
Sunday 3 November at 4pm


DURATION
Approximately 2 hours + interval


VENUE
Little Theatre
The Cloisters, Victoria Drive, University of Adelaide

 

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Location

Little Theatre
The Cloisters, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005

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