The 39 Steps (July, 2019)

The 39 Steps

Opening Night audience comments

"Absolutely excellent, great acting and fantastic sound effects"

"What a brilliant show, a real good laugh all the way, would recommend for a evening out"

"Utterly brilliant, hilariously funny, wonderful entertainment"

"Great opening night, don’t miss it!"

With a principal cast of five playing a minimum of 139 roles, The 39 Steps will be the most astonishing theatrical experience for everyone.

If you mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, and adapt it for the stage, you have ' The 39 Steps '.

It is a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre!

Packed with non-stop laughs, over 139 zany characters (played by a cast of five!) create a theatrical experience to remember. This includes an on-stage plane crash, a trip over the Forth Bridge on a train, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old fashioned romance!

In 'The 39 Steps’, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she is a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered!

Soon, a mysterious organisation called 'The 39 Steps' is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide  manhunt.

This production will be a riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft which will provide audiences with an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure.

Production team

  • Director: Gloria Milne
  • Director: Mike Milne
  • Production Manager: Hannah Curtis
  • Technical Director: Jamie Balcombe
  • Set Design: Barry Brown
  • Set Construction: Peter Crofts + The Lolworth Team
  • Stage Manager: Rachel Chapman
  • ASM: Alan Hay
  • Lighting Design: Dominic Plunkett
  • Sound Design: Chris Hay
  • Sound Operator: Chris Hay
  • Properties: Kate Crofts
  • Puppets: James Dowson
  • Special Effects: Mike Rudin
  • Script Assistant: Linda Jarvis
  • Costume: Sheila Pierre
  • Hair and Make-up: Hannah Curtis
  • Poster Design: Barry Brown
  • Programme Design: Steve Doke
  • Crew: The Penguin Club
  • Front of House Arrangements: Julie Petrucci
  • Publicity: CAC Publicity Team

Cast list

  • Hannay: Tom Tree
  • Annabella Schmidt/Margaret/Mrs Jordan: Helen Holgate
  • Pamela: Lucy Woodcock
  • Clown: Michael Flintoff
  • Clown: Lewis Owen