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16 August 2024 - 28 September 2024
Run time 2 hrs including Interval
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The 39 Steps Tickets
The classic comedy thriller, The 39 Steps, has been captivating audiences throughout the UK during its successful tour. Now, it's making its highly-anticipated return to London's West End. Based on Alfred Hitchcock's thrilling blockbuster hit, the show has kept audiences on the edge of their seats in 39 countries, including a triumphant run on Broadway. Don't miss the chance to see this exhilarating comedy live on stage. Book your tickets now!
History of The 39 Steps
The highly regarded film director Alfred Hitchcock adapted The 39 Steps for the big screen based on the book by John Buchan. Starring Robert Donat and Madeline Carroll, the film received high praise and won numerous awards. Later, the film was adapted into a stage play with a comedic twist by Patrick Barlow, with the decision to perform the show with only four actors, playing multiple roles. The play debuted at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on June 17, 2005, and in London at the Tricycle Theatre on August 10, 2006, where it received 5-star reviews. The riotous play is now returning for a strictly limited run.
About The 39 Steps
The comedy thriller follows the adventures of the protagonist, Richard Hannay, as he gets caught up in some riotous trouble. Along his adventures, he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women - all with a stiff upper lip and a moustache, one might add.
This innovative and gripping comedy thriller showcases four fearless actors portraying 139 roles in a fast-paced 100-minute performance
Facts and Critical Acclaim
- Following its West End Debut, The 39 Steps went on to win an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2007.
- Whilst the play was in Broadway, the show won two Tony awards for Best Lighting Design in a Play and Best Sound Design.
- In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked it the fourth-best British film of the 20th century.
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Multi-Award Winning The 39 Steps To Close After 9 Years In West End
The Olivier, Tony and Whatsonstage award-winning comedy The 39 Steps has celebrated 9 years in the West End since it opened at the Criterion Theatre in 2006. The 39 Steps’ 9 year run will close on September 5th 2015, having played the 5th highest number of performances of any play in West End history.
18 Jun, 2015 | By Jacob Porteous
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29 Jan, 2015 | By London Theatre Direct
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The 39 Steps Grosses More Than £20 Million as it Celebrates its Sixth Birthday in the West End
The 39 Steps, now celebrating its sixth year in the West End, has grossed over twenty million pounds since it opened at the Criterion Theatre in 2006. It is now the longest running consecutive show in the theatre’s 137 year history.
8 Oct, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
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The 39 Steps - from page, to screen, to stage
Is there anyone who hasn't read The 39 Steps? The classic novel by John Buchan is still widely read and loved today after nearly a century since publication in 1915 which just goes to show that the public love a good adventure story of a man on the run and that is filled with spies and espionage.
17 Jul, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
News / Casting
Paul Bigley joins cast of 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre
Today, 9 July, Paul Bigley (Man) joins other cast members Andrew Alexander (Richard Hannay), Catherine Bailey (Pamela/Annabella/Margaret) and Stephen Critchlow (Man) in the hilarious, multi award-winning comedy, The 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre.
9 Jul, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
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Despite mixed fortunes, numerous attempts to interpret The 39 Steps pay testament to a compelling story.
The West End production of The 39 Steps is a show that refuses to die. Seldomly playing to capacity audiences these days it still musters enough interest to tick over and is now well into its sixth West End year. The stage version is adapted by Patrick Barlow and is based on the 1915 novel by John Buchan, but actually leans more towards the better known 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film version. Taking the wry comedic undertones from the film to the next level it emerges as a twisted farce version of the Hitchcock classic. This is heightened by the fact that only four actors appear on stage - one as the lead Richard Hannay, one as the three woman he has romantic liaisons with and another two playing between 100 and 150 other roles, from men, women and children to inanimate objects. They change into these roles at lightning speed, oftentimes having to play multiple characters at the same time with the frenetic pacing played for laughs.
20 Jun, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct
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News / Casting
The 39 Steps celebrates its 1,500th performance with a new cast
Dianne Pilkington, previously starring in Wicked as good witch Glinda, joined the new cast of the multi award-winning The 39 Steps, the West End’s longest-running comedy, at the Criterion Theatre
4 May, 2010 | By London Theatre Direct