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'{{Infobox play | name = The 39 Steps | image = 39 steps.jpg | image_size = 180px | caption = | writer = [[Patrick Barlow]] | genre = [[Comedy]]/[[parody]] | publisher = [[Samuel French, Inc.]] | setting = 1930s England and Scotland | subject = | premiere = 17 June 2005 | close = 5 September 2015 | place = [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]]<br>[[Leeds]] | orig_lang = English | web = {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901020946/http://www.love39steps.com:80/|date=2018-09-01|title=Official home page of the play}} }} '''''The 39 Steps''''' is a [[parody]] adapted from the [[The Thirty-nine Steps|1915 novel]] by [[John Buchan]] and the [[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|1935 film]] by [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. The original concept and production of a four-actor version of the story was by [[Simon Corble]] and Nobby Dimon. [[Patrick Barlow]] rewrote this adaptation in 2005.<ref name="Brown">{{cite news | author=Joel Brown | title=4 actors, 150 roles add up to ''39 Steps'' | url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/16/4_actors_150_roles_add_up_to_39_steps/?page=full | work=Boston Globe | date=16 September 2007 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' to 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: heroes, villains, men, women, children and even the occasional inanimate object. This often requires lightning-fast [[List of quick-change acts|quick-changes]] and occasionally for them to play multiple characters at once. Thus the film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to (and puns on the titles of) other Alfred Hitchcock films, including ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)|Strangers on a Train]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'', ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' and ''[[North by Northwest]]''. ==Production history== The first version of the play written by [[Simon Corble]] and Nobby Dimon for a cast of four actors and funded by a £1,000 Yorkshire Arts Grant, premiered in 1995 before an audience of 90 people at the [[Georgian Theatre Royal]] in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]], [[North Yorkshire]], before embarking on a tour of village halls across the north of England.<ref name=Independent>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Andrew|title=Thirty-nine steps to an unlikely theatrical triumph|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/thirtynine-steps-to-an-unlikely-theatrical-triumph-847465.html|access-date=1 May 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=15 June 2008}}</ref> In 2005 Patrick Barlow rewrote the script, keeping the scenes, staging and small-scale feel,<ref name=Independent /> and on June 17, 2005 this re-adaptation premiered at the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Kate Bassett | title=''The 39 Steps'', West Yorkshire, Playhouse, Leeds | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/the-39-steps-west-yorkshire-playhouse-leeds-497445.html | work=The Independent | date=3 July 2005 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Sam Marlowe | title=The 39 Steps | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article611828.ece | work=The Times | date=18 August 2006 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> directed by Fiona Buffini and designed by [[Peter McKintosh]].<ref name="Rees">{{cite news | author=Jasper Rees | title=The 39 Steps from Leeds to Broadway | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/08/18/nosplit/btsteps118.xml | work=Telegraph | date=18 August 2007 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> The featured actors were Robert Whitelock, Lisa Jackson, Simon Gregor and Mark Hadfield.<ref>{{cite news | author=Lynne Walker | title=''The 39 Steps'', West Yorkshire, Playhouse, Leeds | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/the-39-steps-west-yorkshire-playhouse-leeds-498321.html | work=The Independent | date=11 July 2005 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> [[Maria Aitken]] directed the revised production in its London premiere at the [[Tricycle Theatre]] (London),<ref>{{cite news | author=Dominic Cavendish | title=Irreverent romp down the nostalgia track | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/08/18/btsteps18.xml | work=Telegraph | date=18 August 2006 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> which opened on 10 August 2006 titled ''[[John Buchan]]'s The 39 Steps''.<ref name="Brantley">{{cite news | author=Ben Brantley | title=Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest | url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/theater/reviews/16steps.html | work=The New York Times | date=16 January 2008 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> The cast for the London premiere comprised [[Rupert Degas]], [[Charles Edwards (English actor)|Charles Edwards]], Simon Gregor and [[Catherine McCormack]], again with designs by [[Peter McKintosh]]. The production transferred to the [[Criterion Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in September 2006.<ref>{{cite news | author=Brian Logan | title=The 39 Steps (Criterion, London) | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1880605,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=23 September 2006 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> ''The 39 Steps'' closed on 5 September 2015 after 9 years in the West End, making it the fifth longest running play in West End history.<ref>{{cite news | author=Georgia Snow | title=The 39 Steps to close after nine years in the West End | url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/39-steps-close-nine-years-west-end/ | work=The Stage | date=17 June 2015 | access-date=2015-06-23}}</ref> On 27 August 2008 a Spanish production opened at Maravillas Theatre in Madrid directed by Eduardo Bazo and starring Gabino Diego, Jorge de Juan, Diego Molero and [[Patricia Conde]] (later replaced by Beatriz Rico). ===United States premiere=== The play premiered the U.S. at the Boston University Theatre, by the [[Huntington Theatre Company]], in [[Boston]] on 19 September 2007.<ref name="Brown"/><ref>{{cite news | author=Louise Kennedy | title=Hitch a ride | url=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/09/21/hitch_a_ride/ | work=Boston Globe | date=21 September 2007 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> Billed as ''Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps'', it opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in a [[Roundabout Theatre]] production at the [[American Airlines Theatre]], with previews beginning on 4 January 2008 and the official opening on 15 January 2008.<ref name="Brantley"/> The initial run concluded on 29 March 2008 and transferred to the [[Cort Theatre]] on 29 April 2008 and then transferred to the [[Helen Hayes Theatre]] on 21 January 2009.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125391.html "The Chase Is Back On! 39 Steps Begins at Broadway's Helen Hayes"], playbill.com, January 21, 2009</ref> Aitken also directed the United States productions, with McKintosh designing, and Edwards transferred to these productions as Richard Hannay, the only actor from the UK cast to do so. The other actors in the premiere US productions were [[Jennifer Ferrin]], Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders. Edwards concluded his run on 6 July 2008 and [[Sam Robards]] took over the role of Richard Hannay.<ref>{{cite news|author-link1=Robert Simonson | author=Robert Simonson | title=Charles in Charge | url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118353.html | work=Playbill | date=4 June 2008 | access-date=2008-06-14 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608071343/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118353.html | archive-date=8 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Kenneth Jones | title=Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's ''39 Steps'' | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118367.html | work=Playbill | date=4 June 2008 | access-date=2008-06-14 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607232159/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118367.html | archive-date=7 June 2008 }}</ref> Jeffrey Kuhn and Francesca Faridany joined the cast on 28 October 2008.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122738.html "Broadway's 39 Steps Gets Two New Zanies Starting Oct. 28"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031190014/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122738.html |date=2008-10-31 }}, playbill.com, October 28, 2008</ref> In December 2008 it was announced that [[Sean Mahon]] would take over the role of Richard Hannay. The show had its final Broadway performance on 10 January 2010 after 771 performances, "the longest-running Broadway play in seven years" (according to the writer for Playbill.com).<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/133063-The_Chase_Ends%21_Broadway%27s_39_Steps_Will_Close_in_January_2010 The Chase Ends! Broadway's 39 Steps Will Close in January 2010"] playbill.com, September 21, 2009</ref><ref name="BroadwayWorld.com, 21 January 2010">[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_39_STEPS_to_ReOpen_OffBroadway_20100121 BroadwayWorld.com, 21 January 2010]</ref> ''The 39 Steps'' transferred to the [[off-Broadway]] venue [[New World Stages]], reopening on 25 March 2010.<ref name="BroadwayWorld.com, 21 January 2010"/> On 1 April 2015, performances of the play, subtly retitled "39 Steps", resumed at the [[Union Square Theatre]] with the entire original creative team, and starring Robert Petkoff as Hannay, Brittany Vicars as the women, Billy Carter as Man #1. Arnie Burton resumed his long-running stint as Man #2; a role he continued until the 'clock' for his tenure reached 1000 performances on 28 September 2015. Mark Cameron Pow replaced Arnie Burton in the role and the production continued performances until 3 January 2016, when the theatre and building were closed for repurposing of the building into creative office space and high-end retail. This production, produced by [[Douglas Denoff]], ran 317 performances to 61,590 ticket holders ranging in age from 5 years to 103, and each received a trademark red nose in honor of the plays' branding "Hitchcock Made Hilarious". A Broadway return for this production is anticipated in 2018-2019. ===Awards=== The play won the [[Olivier Award]] for ''Best Comedy in 2007'' and the What's On Stage Award for ''Best Comedy 2007''. The 2008 Roundabout Broadway production won the 2008 [[Drama Desk Award]] for Unique Theatrical Experience and Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams). It won two [[Tony Award]]s on 15 June 2008 for [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play|Best Lighting Design in a Play]] and [[Tony Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]]. It was nominated for four other Tonys: Best Play, Best Direction of a Play ([[Maria Aitken]]), Best Scenic Design of a Play ([[Peter McKintosh]]) and Best Costume Design of a Play ([[Peter McKintosh]]). ===Film references & production notes=== The play shares the plot and characters with the film. However, the play is a more comic treatment of the story, in the style of [[Monty Python]] and Barlow's own [[National Theatre of Brent]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Paul Taylor | title=''The 39 Steps'', Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/the-39-steps-tricycle-theatre-kilburn-london-411991.html | work=The Independent | date=15 August 2006 | access-date=2008-04-06}}</ref> compared to the original and more serious film. The play incorporates references and use of music excerpts from other Hitchcock films. The cast of four actors portrays between 100 and 150 roles, including actors doubling parts within the same scene.<ref name="Brown"/><ref name="Rees"/><ref name="Brantley"/> The quick, comic changes are reminiscent of [[Charles Ludlam]]'s ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]''. The actress playing Annabella Schmidt also plays the two other romantic females, Pamela and Margaret, while the two clowns play the nearly all the other roles.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gates|first1=Anita|title=Revisiting a Thriller, Revised as a Farce|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/nyregion/a-review-of-the-39-steps-at-the-george-street-playhouse.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 May 2012|access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> The part of Richard Hannay is the only one where the actor does not double in another role in the play. ==Roles== {| class="wikitable" !Role !World Premiere Cast<br>17 June 2005<br>[[West Yorkshire Playhouse]], [[Leeds]] !London Premiere Cast<br>10 August 2006<br>[[Tricycle Theatre]], London !USA Premiere Cast<br>19 September 2007<br>[[Huntington Theatre Company]], [[Boston]] !Madrid Premiere Cast<br>27 August 2008<br>Teatro Maravillas, [[Madrid]] !Paris Premiere Cast<br>10 October 2010<br>Théâtre La Bruyère, Paris |- |[[Richard Hannay]] |Robert Whitelock |colspan=2 align=center|[[Charles Edwards (English actor)|Charles Edwards]] |Jorge de Juan |Christophe Laubion |- |Annabella Schmidt / Pamela / Margaret |Lisa Jackson |[[Catherine McCormack]] |[[Jennifer Ferrin]] |[[Patricia Conde]] |Andrea Bescond |- |Clown / Man #1 |colspan=2 align=center|Simon Gregor |Cliff Saunders |Gabino Diego |Éric Métayer |- |Clown / Man #2 |Mark Hadfield |[[Rupert Degas]] |Arnie Burton |Diego Molero |Jean-Philippe Beche |} ==Productions== Apart from the transfers to London and Broadway, this lists only the first production in a country. [[Image:CriterionTheatre.png|thumb|right|''The 39 Steps'' played for 9 years (2006–2015) at the [[Criterion Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].]] * 2005, Leeds – [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]] * 2006, London – [[Tricycle Theatre]] * 2006, London West End – [[Criterion Theatre]] * 2007, Boston – [[Huntington Theatre]] * 2008, New York City, Broadway – [[American Airlines Theatre]], [[Cort Theatre]], [[Helen Hayes Theatre]] * 2008, Melbourne – Playhouse, [[Victorian Arts Centre]] ([[Melbourne Theatre Company]]) * 2008, Aachen – Grenzlandttheater, first performance in German * 2008, Tel Aviv – [[Habima Theatre]], in Hebrew * 2008, Hong Kong – Lyric Theatre, [[Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]] * 2008, Mexico City – Ramiro Jiménez Theatre * 2008, Athens – Knossos Theatre, Greek adaptation * 2008, Madrid – Maravillas Theatre, in Spanish * 2008, Turku – [[Åbo Svenska Teater]], in Swedish * 2008, Tampere – Komediateatteri, in Finnish * 2009, Paris – Paris théâtre Labruyere * 2009, South Korea – Sejong Arts Center * 2009, Wellington – Circa Theatre * 2009, Warsaw, Poland – Teatr Komedia (in Polish) * 2010, Gananoque, Ontario – [[The Thousand Islands Playhouse]] (Canadian Premiere) * 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Teatro Piccadilly * 2010, São Paulo,Brazil – Teatro Frei Caneca * 2011, Makati City, Philippines-Greenbelt, Ayala Center * 2011, Montevideo, Uruguay – Gran Teatro Metro * 2011, Barcelona, Spain – Teatre Capitol * 2012, Shanghai, China, [[Shanghai American School]] * 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Backstage Theatre Group] * 2013, Stockholm, Sweden – Intiman theatre * 2013, Nuremberg, Germany – Staatstheater, in German * 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia – [http://www.neptunetheatre.com/default.asp?mn=1.107%20 Neptune Theatre] * 2015, Kincardine, Ontario- Bluewater Summer Playhouse [http://www.bluewatersummerplayhouse.com/] * 2015 American Stage St Petersburg, Florida * 2017, Los Angeles, California – Caroline's Loft. Starring Eitan Gurvis, Alyssa Lopez, Moss Woodbury, Kyle Tomlin, and Trevor Keyfauver * 2017, Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas * 2017, The Lake Charles Little Theatre, Lake Charles, Louisiana, starring Clay Hebert and Alex Landry. * 2017, Oakhill College, Castle Hill, Sydney * 2017, Alberta, Calgary, Vertigo Theater [http://www.vertigotheatre.com/] * 2018, Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield, Missouri * 2019, Muskegon Civic Theater, Muskegon, Michigan 2019, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Costa Mesa, California * 2020, Uxbridge Music Hall, Uxbridge, Ontario ===Closing West End Cast=== <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.love39steps.com/london/cast.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512061034/http://www.love39steps.com/london/cast.php |archive-date=2013-05-12 }}</ref> * Richard Hannay – Daniel Llewelyn-Williams * Pamela/Annabella/Margaret – Kelly Hotten * Man 1 – Gary Sefton * Man 2 – Darryl Clark ==Awards and nominations== ; Awards * 2007 [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best New Comedy * 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams) * 2008 [[Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience]] * 2008 [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play]] (Kevin Adams) * 2008 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play (Mic Pool) * 2009 [[Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production]] * 2009 Molière France Best Comedy ; Nominations * 2008 [[Tony Award for Best Play]] * 2008 [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play]] (Maria Aitken) * 2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play ([[Peter McKintosh]]) * 2008 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play (Peter McKintosh) * 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design (Mic Pool) * 2009 Molière France révélation Actress Andrea Bescond * 2009 Molière France Best Director Métayer Éric * 2009 Molière France Best adaptation Gerald Sibleyras ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|The 39 Steps (play)}} * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901020946/http://www.love39steps.com:80/|date=2018-09-01|title=Official home page of the play}} * [http://www.39stepsonBroadway.com Broadway website] * {{IBDB show|469214|The 39 Steps}} {{DramaDesk UniqueTheatricalExperience 2001–2025}} {{HelpmannAward RegionalTouring 2007-2020}} {{OlivierAward Comedy 2001–2025}} {{Richard Hannay}} {{DEFAULTSORT:39 Steps}} [[Category:2006 plays]] [[Category:Broadway plays]] [[Category:Comedy plays]] [[Category:John Buchan]] [[Category:Laurence Olivier Award-winning plays]] [[Category:Off-Broadway plays]] [[Category:Plays based on films]] [[Category:Plays based on novels]] [[Category:Plays set in the 1930s]] [[Category:Plays set in London]] [[Category:Plays set in Scotland]] [[Category:West End plays]]'
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'{{Infobox play | name = The 39 Steps | image = 39 steps.jpg | image_size = 180px | caption = | writer = [[Patrick Barlow]] | genre = [[Comedy]]/[[parody]] | publisher = [[Samuel French, Inc.]] | setting = 1930s England and Scotland | subject = | premiere = 17 June 2005 | close = 5 September 2015 | place = [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]]<br>[[Leeds]] | orig_lang = English | web = {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901020946/http://www.love39steps.com:80/|date=2018-09-01|title=Official home page of the play}} }} '''''The 39 Steps''''' is a [[parody]] adapted from the [[The Thirty-nine Steps|1915 novel]] by [[John Buchan]] and the [[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|1935 film]] by [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. The original concept and production of a four-actor version of the story was by [[Simon Corble]] and Nobby Dimon. [[Patrick Barlow]] rewrote this adaptation in 2005.<ref name="Brown">{{cite news | author=Joel Brown | title=4 actors, 150 roles add up to ''39 Steps'' | url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/16/4_actors_150_roles_add_up_to_39_steps/?page=full | work=Boston Globe | date=16 September 2007 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' to 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: heroes, villains, men, women, children and even the occasional inanimate object. This often requires lightning-fast [[List of quick-change acts|quick-changes]] and occasionally for them to play multiple characters at once. Thus the film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to (and puns on the titles of) other Alfred Hitchcock films, including ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)|Strangers on a Train]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'', ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' and ''[[North by Northwest]]''. ==Production history== The first version of the play written by owo # [[Simon Corble]] and Nobby Dimon for a cast of four actors and funded by a £1,000 Yorkshire Arts Grant, premiered in 1995 before an audience of 90 people at the [[Georgian Theatre Royal]] in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]], [[North Yorkshire]], before embarking on a tour of village halls across the north of England.<ref name=Independent>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Andrew|title=Thirty-nine steps to an unlikely theatrical triumph|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/thirtynine-steps-to-an-unlikely-theatrical-triumph-847465.html|access-date=1 May 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=15 June 2008}}</ref> In 2005 Patrick Barlow rewrote the script, keeping the scenes, staging and small-scale feel,<ref name=Independent /> and on June 17, 2005 this re-adaptation premiered at the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Kate Bassett | title=''The 39 Steps'', West Yorkshire, Playhouse, Leeds | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/the-39-steps-west-yorkshire-playhouse-leeds-497445.html | work=The Independent | date=3 July 2005 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Sam Marlowe | title=The 39 Steps | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article611828.ece | work=The Times | date=18 August 2006 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> directed by Fiona Buffini and designed by [[Peter McKintosh]].<ref name="Rees">{{cite news | author=Jasper Rees | title=The 39 Steps from Leeds to Broadway | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/08/18/nosplit/btsteps118.xml | work=Telegraph | date=18 August 2007 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> The featured actors were Robert Whitelock, Lisa Jackson, Simon Gregor and Mark Hadfield.<ref>{{cite news | author=Lynne Walker | title=''The 39 Steps'', West Yorkshire, Playhouse, Leeds | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/the-39-steps-west-yorkshire-playhouse-leeds-498321.html | work=The Independent | date=11 July 2005 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> [[Maria Aitken]] directed the revised production in its London premiere at the [[Tricycle Theatre]] (London),<ref>{{cite news | author=Dominic Cavendish | title=Irreverent romp down the nostalgia track | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/08/18/btsteps18.xml | work=Telegraph | date=18 August 2006 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> which opened on 10 August 2006 titled ''[[John Buchan]]'s The 39 Steps''.<ref name="Brantley">{{cite news | author=Ben Brantley | title=Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest | url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/theater/reviews/16steps.html | work=The New York Times | date=16 January 2008 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> The cast for the London premiere comprised [[Rupert Degas]], [[Charles Edwards (English actor)|Charles Edwards]], Simon Gregor and [[Catherine McCormack]], again with designs by [[Peter McKintosh]]. The production transferred to the [[Criterion Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in September 2006.<ref>{{cite news | author=Brian Logan | title=The 39 Steps (Criterion, London) | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1880605,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=23 September 2006 | access-date=2008-03-30}}</ref> ''The 39 Steps'' closed on 5 September 2015 after 9 years in the West End, making it the fifth longest running play in West End history.<ref>{{cite news | author=Georgia Snow | title=The 39 Steps to close after nine years in the West End | url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/39-steps-close-nine-years-west-end/ | work=The Stage | date=17 June 2015 | access-date=2015-06-23}}</ref> On 27 August 2008 a Spanish production opened at Maravillas Theatre in Madrid directed by Eduardo Bazo and starring Gabino Diego, Jorge de Juan, Diego Molero and [[Patricia Conde]] (later replaced by Beatriz Rico). ===United States premiere=== The play premiered the U.S. at the Boston University Theatre, by the [[Huntington Theatre Company]], in [[Boston]] on 19 September 2007.<ref name="Brown"/><ref>{{cite news | author=Louise Kennedy | title=Hitch a ride | url=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/09/21/hitch_a_ride/ | work=Boston Globe | date=21 September 2007 | access-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> Billed as ''Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps'', it opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in a [[Roundabout Theatre]] production at the [[American Airlines Theatre]], with previews beginning on 4 January 2008 and the official opening on 15 January 2008.<ref name="Brantley"/> The initial run concluded on 29 March 2008 and transferred to the [[Cort Theatre]] on 29 April 2008 and then transferred to the [[Helen Hayes Theatre]] on 21 January 2009.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125391.html "The Chase Is Back On! 39 Steps Begins at Broadway's Helen Hayes"], playbill.com, January 21, 2009</ref> Aitken also directed the United States productions, with McKintosh designing, and Edwards transferred to these productions as Richard Hannay, the only actor from the UK cast to do so. The other actors in the premiere US productions were [[Jennifer Ferrin]], Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders. Edwards concluded his run on 6 July 2008 and [[Sam Robards]] took over the role of Richard Hannay.<ref>{{cite news|author-link1=Robert Simonson | author=Robert Simonson | title=Charles in Charge | url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118353.html | work=Playbill | date=4 June 2008 | access-date=2008-06-14 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608071343/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118353.html | archive-date=8 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Kenneth Jones | title=Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's ''39 Steps'' | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118367.html | work=Playbill | date=4 June 2008 | access-date=2008-06-14 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607232159/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118367.html | archive-date=7 June 2008 }}</ref> Jeffrey Kuhn and Francesca Faridany joined the cast on 28 October 2008.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122738.html "Broadway's 39 Steps Gets Two New Zanies Starting Oct. 28"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031190014/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122738.html |date=2008-10-31 }}, playbill.com, October 28, 2008</ref> In December 2008 it was announced that [[Sean Mahon]] would take over the role of Richard Hannay. The show had its final Broadway performance on 10 January 2010 after 771 performances, "the longest-running Broadway play in seven years" (according to the writer for Playbill.com).<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/133063-The_Chase_Ends%21_Broadway%27s_39_Steps_Will_Close_in_January_2010 The Chase Ends! Broadway's 39 Steps Will Close in January 2010"] playbill.com, September 21, 2009</ref><ref name="BroadwayWorld.com, 21 January 2010">[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_39_STEPS_to_ReOpen_OffBroadway_20100121 BroadwayWorld.com, 21 January 2010]</ref> ''The 39 Steps'' transferred to the [[off-Broadway]] venue [[New World Stages]], reopening on 25 March 2010.<ref name="BroadwayWorld.com, 21 January 2010"/> On 1 April 2015, performances of the play, subtly retitled "39 Steps", resumed at the [[Union Square Theatre]] with the entire original creative team, and starring Robert Petkoff as Hannay, Brittany Vicars as the women, Billy Carter as Man #1. Arnie Burton resumed his long-running stint as Man #2; a role he continued until the 'clock' for his tenure reached 1000 performances on 28 September 2015. Mark Cameron Pow replaced Arnie Burton in the role and the production continued performances until 3 January 2016, when the theatre and building were closed for repurposing of the building into creative office space and high-end retail. This production, produced by [[Douglas Denoff]], ran 317 performances to 61,590 ticket holders ranging in age from 5 years to 103, and each received a trademark red nose in honor of the plays' branding "Hitchcock Made Hilarious". A Broadway return for this production is anticipated in 2018-2019. ===Awards=== The play won the [[Olivier Award]] for ''Best Comedy in 2007'' and the What's On Stage Award for ''Best Comedy 2007''. The 2008 Roundabout Broadway production won the 2008 [[Drama Desk Award]] for Unique Theatrical Experience and Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams). It won two [[Tony Award]]s on 15 June 2008 for [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play|Best Lighting Design in a Play]] and [[Tony Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]]. It was nominated for four other Tonys: Best Play, Best Direction of a Play ([[Maria Aitken]]), Best Scenic Design of a Play ([[Peter McKintosh]]) and Best Costume Design of a Play ([[Peter McKintosh]]). ===Film references & production notes=== The play shares the plot and characters with the film. However, the play is a more comic treatment of the story, in the style of [[Monty Python]] and Barlow's own [[National Theatre of Brent]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Paul Taylor | title=''The 39 Steps'', Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/the-39-steps-tricycle-theatre-kilburn-london-411991.html | work=The Independent | date=15 August 2006 | access-date=2008-04-06}}</ref> compared to the original and more serious film. The play incorporates references and use of music excerpts from other Hitchcock films. The cast of four actors portrays between 100 and 150 roles, including actors doubling parts within the same scene.<ref name="Brown"/><ref name="Rees"/><ref name="Brantley"/> The quick, comic changes are reminiscent of [[Charles Ludlam]]'s ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]''. The actress playing Annabella Schmidt also plays the two other romantic females, Pamela and Margaret, while the two clowns play the nearly all the other roles.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gates|first1=Anita|title=Revisiting a Thriller, Revised as a Farce|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/nyregion/a-review-of-the-39-steps-at-the-george-street-playhouse.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 May 2012|access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref> The part of Richard Hannay is the only one where the actor does not double in another role in the play. ==Roles== {| class="wikitable" !Role !World Premiere Cast<br>17 June 2005<br>[[West Yorkshire Playhouse]], [[Leeds]] !London Premiere Cast<br>10 August 2006<br>[[Tricycle Theatre]], London !USA Premiere Cast<br>19 September 2007<br>[[Huntington Theatre Company]], [[Boston]] !Madrid Premiere Cast<br>27 August 2008<br>Teatro Maravillas, [[Madrid]] !Paris Premiere Cast<br>10 October 2010<br>Théâtre La Bruyère, Paris |- |[[Richard Hannay]] |Robert Whitelock |colspan=2 align=center|[[Charles Edwards (English actor)|Charles Edwards]] |Jorge de Juan |Christophe Laubion |- |Annabella Schmidt / Pamela / Margaret |Lisa Jackson |[[Catherine McCormack]] |[[Jennifer Ferrin]] |[[Patricia Conde]] |Andrea Bescond |- |Clown / Man #1 |colspan=2 align=center|Simon Gregor |Cliff Saunders |Gabino Diego |Éric Métayer |- |Clown / Man #2 |Mark Hadfield |[[Rupert Degas]] |Arnie Burton |Diego Molero |Jean-Philippe Beche |} ==Productions== Apart from the transfers to London and Broadway, this lists only the first production in a country. [[Image:CriterionTheatre.png|thumb|right|''The 39 Steps'' played for 9 years (2006–2015) at the [[Criterion Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].]] * 2005, Leeds – [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]] * 2006, London – [[Tricycle Theatre]] * 2006, London West End – [[Criterion Theatre]] * 2007, Boston – [[Huntington Theatre]] * 2008, New York City, Broadway – [[American Airlines Theatre]], [[Cort Theatre]], [[Helen Hayes Theatre]] * 2008, Melbourne – Playhouse, [[Victorian Arts Centre]] ([[Melbourne Theatre Company]]) * 2008, Aachen – Grenzlandttheater, first performance in German * 2008, Tel Aviv – [[Habima Theatre]], in Hebrew * 2008, Hong Kong – Lyric Theatre, [[Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]] * 2008, Mexico City – Ramiro Jiménez Theatre * 2008, Athens – Knossos Theatre, Greek adaptation * 2008, Madrid – Maravillas Theatre, in Spanish * 2008, Turku – [[Åbo Svenska Teater]], in Swedish * 2008, Tampere – Komediateatteri, in Finnish * 2009, Paris – Paris théâtre Labruyere * 2009, South Korea – Sejong Arts Center * 2009, Wellington – Circa Theatre * 2009, Warsaw, Poland – Teatr Komedia (in Polish) * 2010, Gananoque, Ontario – [[The Thousand Islands Playhouse]] (Canadian Premiere) * 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Teatro Piccadilly * 2010, São Paulo,Brazil – Teatro Frei Caneca * 2011, Makati City, Philippines-Greenbelt, Ayala Center * 2011, Montevideo, Uruguay – Gran Teatro Metro * 2011, Barcelona, Spain – Teatre Capitol * 2012, Shanghai, China, [[Shanghai American School]] * 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Backstage Theatre Group] * 2013, Stockholm, Sweden – Intiman theatre * 2013, Nuremberg, Germany – Staatstheater, in German * 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia – [http://www.neptunetheatre.com/default.asp?mn=1.107%20 Neptune Theatre] * 2015, Kincardine, Ontario- Bluewater Summer Playhouse [http://www.bluewatersummerplayhouse.com/] * 2015 American Stage St Petersburg, Florida * 2017, Los Angeles, California – Caroline's Loft. Starring Eitan Gurvis, Alyssa Lopez, Moss Woodbury, Kyle Tomlin, and Trevor Keyfauver * 2017, Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas * 2017, The Lake Charles Little Theatre, Lake Charles, Louisiana, starring Clay Hebert and Alex Landry. * 2017, Oakhill College, Castle Hill, Sydney * 2017, Alberta, Calgary, Vertigo Theater [http://www.vertigotheatre.com/] * 2018, Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield, Missouri * 2019, Muskegon Civic Theater, Muskegon, Michigan 2019, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Costa Mesa, California * 2020, Uxbridge Music Hall, Uxbridge, Ontario ===Closing West End Cast=== <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.love39steps.com/london/cast.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512061034/http://www.love39steps.com/london/cast.php |archive-date=2013-05-12 }}</ref> * Richard Hannay – Daniel Llewelyn-Williams * Pamela/Annabella/Margaret – Kelly Hotten * Man 1 – Gary Sefton * Man 2 – Darryl Clark ==Awards and nominations== ; Awards * 2007 [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best New Comedy * 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams) * 2008 [[Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience]] * 2008 [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play]] (Kevin Adams) * 2008 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play (Mic Pool) * 2009 [[Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production]] * 2009 Molière France Best Comedy ; Nominations * 2008 [[Tony Award for Best Play]] * 2008 [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play]] (Maria Aitken) * 2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play ([[Peter McKintosh]]) * 2008 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play (Peter McKintosh) * 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design (Mic Pool) * 2009 Molière France révélation Actress Andrea Bescond * 2009 Molière France Best Director Métayer Éric * 2009 Molière France Best adaptation Gerald Sibleyras ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|The 39 Steps (play)}} * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901020946/http://www.love39steps.com:80/|date=2018-09-01|title=Official home page of the play}} * [http://www.39stepsonBroadway.com Broadway website] * {{IBDB show|469214|The 39 Steps}} {{DramaDesk UniqueTheatricalExperience 2001–2025}} {{HelpmannAward RegionalTouring 2007-2020}} {{OlivierAward Comedy 2001–2025}} {{Richard Hannay}} {{DEFAULTSORT:39 Steps}} [[Category:2006 plays]] [[Category:Broadway plays]] [[Category:Comedy plays]] [[Category:John Buchan]] [[Category:Laurence Olivier Award-winning plays]] [[Category:Off-Broadway plays]] [[Category:Plays based on films]] [[Category:Plays based on novels]] [[Category:Plays set in the 1930s]] [[Category:Plays set in London]] [[Category:Plays set in Scotland]] [[Category:West End plays]]'
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