The 39 Steps

The 39 Stepsis aparodyplayadapted from the1935 filmbyAlfred Hitchcock, which is itself adapted from the1915 novelbyJohn Buchan. The original concept and production of a four-actor version of the story was written bySimon Corbleand Nobby Dimon, and premiered in 1996.Patrick Barlowrewrote this adaptation in 2005.[1]
The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure filmThe 39 Stepsto be performed with a cast of only four. One actor plays the hero,Richard Hannay; an actress (or sometimes actor) plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements; and two other actors play every other character in the show, each occasionally playing multiple characters at once. Thus the film's serious spy story is given a comedic twist.